Amend HB 478 on third reading in SECTION 1 of the bill adding Chapter 92A, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, as follows:
(1)  In the heading to Chapter 92A, between "INDIVIDUALS" AND "FROM", insert "OR ANIMALS".
(2)  In Section 92A.001, add the following appropriately numbered subdivision and renumber subsequent subdivisions accordingly:
(____) "Domestic animal" means a dog, cat, or other domesticated animal that may be kept as a household pet. The term does not include a livestock animal, as defined by Section 87.001
(3)  In Section 92A.002, between the section heading and "A", insert "(a)".
(4)  In Section 92A.002, following "vulnerable individual", add "or a domestic animal".
(5)  In Section 92A.002, following "individual", each place the term appears, add "or animal".
(6)  In Section 92A.002, add the following appropriately numbered subdivision and renumber subsequent subdivisions to read as follows:
(____) with respect to the removal of a domestic animal, the person remains present with an unrelated, disinterested witness who can corroborate that entry into the motor vehicle is necessary to avoid imminent harm to the individual or animal
(7)  Immediately after Section 92A.002, insert the following:
(b)  An owner of a vehicle described by Subsection (a) is not liable to the person described by that subsection for damages resulting from a bite from a domestic animal for which the person entered the vehicle to remove.