Amend HB 1399 on third reading (second reading engrossment) as follows: (1) On page 1, line 7, between "DUTIES." and "A judge", insert "(a)". (2) On page 1, line 12, strike "The" and substitute "Subject to Subsection (b), the". (3) On page 1, between lines 15 and 16, insert the following: (b) This article does not require a judge of municipal court to perform an inquest on receipt of notice from a person under Article 49.07(c-1). A judge of a municipal court who receives notice under that section may decline to perform the inquest by forwarding the notice to another person authorized to perform an inquest under this chapter. (4) On page 2, line 3, between "49.15(c)" and the underlined period, insert ", unless the commissioners court and the governing body of the municipality enter into an alternate agreement concerning the payment of those fees".