Amend CSHB 272 as follows:

1.  On page 10, line 10 between "occurs" and ";", insert ", except property owned by a charitable organization as defined by 26 USC Sec. 501C3, whereby they are required to file a claim under the policy not later than the two year anniversary of the date on which the insured discovered the damage to the property that is basis of the claim".

2.  On page 13, line 4 between "2009," and "and", insert "except those policies issued to insure property owned by a charitable organization as defined by 26 USC Sec. 501C3,"

3.  On page 14, line 12, strike "and".

4.  On page 14, line 13, strike "." and substitute "; and"

5.  On page 14, line 14, insert "(3) is not a policy issued to cover a property owned by a charitable organization as defined by 26 USC Sec. 501C3."

6.  On page 17, line 6, strike "only"

7.  On page 17, line 10, strike "." and substitute "unless such person is bringing an action on a policy covering property owned by a charitable organization as defined by 26 USC Sec. 501C3."

8.  On page 17, line 19, strike "." and substitute "unless such property is owned by a charitable organization as defined by 26 USC Sec. 501C3."

9.  On page 21, line 24, after "." insert "This section shall not apply to claims for property owned by a charitable organization as defined by 26 USC Sec. 501C3. These claimants' right to judicial review and trial by jury shall not be constricted, abridged or restrained."