Amend CSSB 824 (senate committee printing) as follows:

(1)  Strike SECTION 2 of the bill (page 1, lines 31-36).

(2)  In SECTION 3 of the bill, adding Section 25.0007(c), Government Code (page 1, line 55), between "members" and the semicolon insert "unless the parties agree to a jury composed of six members".

(3)  Renumber remaining SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.