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Amend Floor Amendment No. 1 by Burton to CSSB 13 as follows:
(1) In SECTION 3 of the amendment insert the following section:
Sec. 250.011. ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN CHAPTERS. (a) Chapter 214 and Chapter 233 of this code, including a procedural requirement under those chapters, may be enforced by any aggrieved person by filing suit for a writ of mandamus or for declaratory or injunctive relief.
(b) A political subdivision's governmental immunity from suit is waived in regard to an action under Chapter 214 or Chapter 233 of this code.
(c) A political subdivision may not file a plea to the jurisdiction in response to a claim under Chapter 214 or Chapter 233 of this code.
(d) A person who prevails in an action under this section is entitled to the prompt payment of applicable costs, including expert witness fees, and to reasonable attorney's fees.
SECTION ____. Section 250.011, Local Government Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a violation that occurs on or after the effective date of this Act. A violation that occurs before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the violation occurred, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section, a violation occurred before the effective date of this Act if any element of the violation occurred before that date.