Amend CSHB 1038 as follows:                                                  

(1)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION and 	renumber the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Section 426.001(a), Property Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	(a)  This subtitle applies to a dispute between a builder and 
a homeowner if:
		(1)  the dispute arises out of an alleged construction 
defect, other than a claim solely for:
			(A)  personal injury, survival, or wrongful 
death;  or                     
			(B)  damage to goods;  and                                                   
		(2)  a request is submitted to the commission not later 
than the 30th day after [on or before] the 10th anniversary of:
			(A)  the date of the initial transfer of title 
from the builder to the first homeowner to own [initial owner of] 
the home or the improvement that is the subject of the dispute; or
			(B)[,]  if there is not a closing in which title is 
transferred, the date on which the [contract for] construction of 
the improvement was substantially completed [entered into].
	(2)  On page 20, line 13, after the period, insert "The 
speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint two 
additional members of the house of representatives who have 
expressed an interest in this issue as voting adjunct members of the 
committee for the purpose of participating in the study.".