Amend CSHB 2566 by striking SECTIONS 1, 2, and 3 of the bill 
(page 1, line 5 through page 3, line 8), substituting the following 
appropriately numbered SECTIONS, and renumbering the subsequent 
SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Section 12.001, Civil Practice and Remedies 
Code, is amended by adding Subdivisions (2-a), (2-b), (2-c), and 
(5) to read as follows:
		(2-a)  "Filing office" has the meaning assigned by 
Section 9.102, Business & Commerce Code.
		(2-b)  "Financing statement" has the meaning assigned 
by Section 9.102, Business & Commerce Code.
		(2-c)  "Inmate" means a person housed in a secure 
correctional facility.
		(5)  "Secure correctional facility" has the meaning 
assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code.
	SECTION ____.  Section 12.002, Civil Practice and Remedies 
Code, is amended by adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) and amending 
Subsection (b) to read as follows:
	(a-1)  Except as provided by Subsection (a-2), a person may 
not file an abstract of a judgment or an instrument concerning real 
or personal property with a court or county clerk, or a financing 
statement with a filing office, if the person:
		(1)  is an inmate; or                                                  
		(2)  is not licensed or regulated under Title 11, 
Insurance Code, and is filing on behalf of another person who the 
person knows is an inmate.
	(a-2)  A person described by Subsection (a-1) may file an 
abstract, instrument, or financing statement described by that 
subsection if the document being filed includes a statement 
indicating that:
		(1)  the person filing the document is an inmate; or                   
		(2)  the person is filing the document on behalf of a 
person who is an inmate.
	(b)  A person who violates Subsection (a) or (a-1) is liable 
to each injured person for:
		(1)  the greater of:                                                          
			(A)  $10,000; or                                                             
			(B)  the actual damages caused by the violation;                             
		(2)  court costs;                                                             
		(3)  reasonable attorney's fees;  and                                         
		(4)  exemplary damages in an amount determined by the 
court.