By:  Solis                                                        H.B. No. 2873



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to court reporters and court reporting firms.                        
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 52.027(a), Government Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	(a)  To file a complaint against a certified shorthand 
reporter or a shorthand reporting firm or affiliate office 
registered with the board, a person must:
		(1)  have [personal] knowledge of the alleged 
violation;   
		(2)  complete a complaint form provided by the board;                         
		(3)  sign the completed form; and                                             
		(4)  attach any pertinent documentary evidence to the 
form.                 
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.