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	Amend CSHB 2295 (house committee printing) as follows:                       

(1)  On page 1, line 17, strike "or 428A.004(b)".
	(2)  Strike SECTION 49 (page 36, line 16, through page 38, 
line 17) of the bill and substitute the following:
	SECTION 49.  Section 426.005, Property Code, is amended to 
read as follows:  
	Sec. 426.005.  PREREQUISITE TO ACTION.  (a)  Before [A 
homeowner or builder must comply with this subtitle before] 
initiating an action for damages or other relief arising from an 
alleged construction defect, a homeowner or builder must request 
either the inspection process under this subtitle or voluntary 
mediation under Chapter 428A.
	(b)  If the inspection process is used, an [An] action 
described by Subsection (a) must be filed:
		(1)  on or before the expiration of any applicable 
statute of limitations or by the 45th day after the date the 
third-party inspector issues the inspector's recommendation, 
whichever is later;  or
		(2)  if the recommendation is appealed, on or before 
the expiration of any applicable statute of limitations or by the 
45th day after the date the commission issues its ruling on the 
appeal, whichever is later.
	(c)  If mediation is requested under Section 428A.004, an 
action described by Subsection (a) must be filed on or before the 
later of:
		(1)  the expiration of any applicable statute of 
limitations; or     
		(2)  the 45th day after the expiration of the mediation 
period [Any claim for personal injuries, damages to personal goods, 
or consequential damages or other relief arising out of an alleged 
construction defect must be included in any action concerning the 
construction defect.
	[(d)  This section does not apply to an action that is 
initiated by a person subrogated to the rights of a claimant if 
payment was made pursuant to a claim made under an insurance policy.
	[(f)  A homeowner is not required to comply with this 
subtitle if:
		[(1)  at the time a homeowner and a builder enter into a 
contract covered by this title the builder was not registered; or
		[(2)  the certificate of registration of the builder 
has been revoked].
	(3)  On page 51, strike lines 5 through 19.                                    
	(4)  On page 51, line 20, strike "(c)" and substitute "(b)".     
	(5)  On page 51, line 23, strike ", in accordance with 
Subsection (b),".
	(6)  On page 51, line 26, strike "(d)" and substitute "(c)".     
	(7)  On page 52, line 3, strike "(e)" and substitute "(d)".      
	(8)  On page 52, line 5, strike "(f)" and substitute "(e)".      
	(9)  On page 58, line 23, between "(a)" and "Section 
401.005", insert the following:

Except as otherwise provided by this Act, the changes in law made by 
this Act to Chapter 27, Property Code, and Section 426.005, 
Property Code, apply only to an action filed on or after the 
effective date of this Act.  An action filed before the effective 
date of this Act is governed by the law in effect immediately before 
the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect 
for that purpose.
	(b)                                                                            
	(10)  On page 61, line 2, strike "426.005,".                                   
	(11)  Reletter subsections of SECTION 74 of the bill 
appropriately.