Amend CSHB 417 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1) Strike page 4, lines 7-10, and substitute the following:

(a) A person, including an attorney, may not charge or collect a fee for preparing, filing, or curing a claimant's application under Section 103.051 unless the fee is based on a reasonable hourly rate.

(2) Strike page 4, lines 14-15, and substitute the following:

claimant the hourly rate that will be charged for the services.

(3) Strike page 4, lines 21-23.

(4) On page 4, line 24, strike "Sec. 103.103" and substitute "Sec. 103.102".

(5) Strike page 5, lines 11-15, and substitute the following:

Sec. 103.103. VIOLATION. An attorney who charges or collects a fee for services that, in the comptroller's opinion, violates Section 103.101 shall be referred to the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel for the State Bar of Texas.