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Amend CSSB 1717 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered ARTICLE to the bill and renumbering subsequent ARTICLES and SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
ARTICLE ____. COURT REPORTERS
SECTION ____.01. Section 52.047, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:
(h) A court reporter may not be required to file an official transcript of a trial before the 60th day after the date a notice of appeal is filed. To the extent this subsection conflicts with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure or other rules of procedure, this subsection controls. Notwithstanding Sections 22.003, 22.004, and 22.108, the supreme court or the court of criminal appeals may not amend or adopt a rule in conflict with this section. This subsection does not apply to an official transcript required for an accelerated appeal or an interlocutory appeal.