Amend CSSB 891 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  On page 31, strike lines 6 through 15 and substitute the following:

(2)  Strike page 46, line 13 through page 47, line 15.

(3)  On page 49, line 14, between "judge" and "[equal", insert "within the budget guidelines established by the Commissioners Court of Grayson County".

(4)  On page 51, lines 23 and 24, strike "or a shorthand reporting firm registration".

(5)  On page 52, line 6, strike "and shorthand reporting firms".

(6)  Strike ", registration," in each of the following places it appears:

(A)  page 51, lines 26 and 27;

(B)  page 52, lines 5, 10, and 13; and

(C)  page 53, lines 1 and 10.

(7)  On page 60, line 5, strike "154.115(b)" and substitute "154.115".

(8)  On page 60 between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:

Sec. 154.115.  PROHIBITED CONTRACTS. (a) A court reporter or shorthand reporting firm may not enter into or provide services under any contractual agreement, written or oral, exclusive or nonexclusive, that:

(1)  undermines the impartiality of the court reporter;

(2)  requires a court reporter to relinquish control of an original deposition transcript and copies of the transcript before it is certified and delivered to the custodial attorney;

(3)  requires a court reporter to provide any service not made available to all parties to an action; [or]

(4)  gives or appears to give an exclusive advantage to any party; or

(5)  restricts an attorney's choice in the selection of a court reporter or shorthand reporting firm.

(9)  On page 65, line 22, strike "courts" and substitute "court programs".

(10)  On page 65, line 25, strike "(d)" and substitute "(d)(1)".

(11)  On page 66, line 1, strike "(d)" and substitute "(d)(1)".

(12)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to ARTICLE 2 of the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of that ARTICLE accordingly:

SECTION 2.____. Section 25.1972, Government Code, is amended by amending Subsections (a), (e), (g), and (i) and adding Subsections (b), (c), (f), and (h) to read as follows:

(a)  In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003 and other law, and except as limited by Subsection (c), a county court at law in Reeves County has:

(1)  the jurisdiction provided by the constitution and by general law for district courts, including concurrent jurisdiction with the district court:

(A)  in family law cases and proceedings;

(3)  contested elections.

(e)  A [The] judge of a county court at law in Reeves County shall be paid an annual salary equal to the amount that is $1,000 less than [that does not exceed 90   percent of] the [total] salary paid by the state to a district judge in the county. The salary shall be paid in the same manner and from the same fund as prescribed by law for the county judge [out of the county treasury on order of the commissioners court. The judge is entitled to travel expenses and necessary office expenses, including administrative and clerical assistance].

(g)  The district clerk serves as clerk of a county court at law in the [family law] cases described by Subsection (a). The district clerk shall establish a separate docket for each county court at law. In matters of concurrent jurisdiction with the district court, the district clerk shall charge the same fees as are allowed in district court cases, except that in cases described by Subsections (a)(1)(A) and (2) and in misdemeanor cases other than those involving official misconduct, the clerk may not charge higher fees than the fees charged by county clerks for similar cases [and proceedings, and the county clerk serves as clerk of the court in all other matters].

(i)  If any cause or proceeding is lodged with the district clerk and the district clerk files, dockets, or assigns the cause or proceeding in or to a county court at law that does not have subject matter jurisdiction over the cause or proceeding, the filing, docketing, or assignment of the cause or proceeding in or to a county court at law is considered a clerical error. That clerical error must be corrected by a judgment or order nunc pro tunc. The cause or proceeding is considered filed, docketed, or assigned to the district court of the local administrative judge in the first instance rather than to the county court at law. The judge of a county court at law who acts in the cause or proceeding is considered assigned to the district court of the local administrative judge for that purpose and has all the powers of the judge of that district court under the assignment [Practice in a county court at law is that prescribed by law for county courts, except that practice and procedure, rules of evidence, issuance of process and writs, and all other matters pertaining to the conduct of trials and hearings involving family law cases and proceedings are governed by this section and the laws and rules pertaining to district courts. If a family law case is tried before a jury, the jury shall be composed of 12 members].

(13)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to ARTICLE 8 of the bill and renumber SECTIONS of that ARTICLE accordingly:

SECTION 8.____.  Section 152.0811, Human Resources Code, is amended by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsections (a-1) and (d) to read as follows:

(a)  The juvenile board of Fayette County is composed of:

(1)  the county judge;

(2)  [and] the judge of each [a] district court in Fayette County;

(4)  a public member only if the total number of board members described by Subdivisions (1)-(3) is fewer than three or is an even number [as determined by the commissioners court].

(b)  The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members [additional annual] compensation of [not more than] $1,200 annually for the [added] duties imposed on the members. The [additional] compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund or any other available fund of the county.

(14)  Add the following appropriately numbered subdivision to SECTION 13.02 of the bill (page 79, between lines 26 and 27) and renumber subsequent subdivisions of that SECTION accordingly:

(____) Section 25.1972(k);

(15)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to ARTICLE 13 of the bill and renumber SECTIONS of that ARTICLE accordingly:

SECTION 13.____.  The following provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure are repealed:

(1)  Article 103.003(b-1); and

(2)  Article 103.0033.

SECTION 13.____.  The following provisions of the Local Government Code are repealed:

(1)  Section 133.058(e); and

(2)  Section 133.103(c-1).

(16)  Insert the following appropriately numbered ARTICLES and SECTIONS to the bill and renumber subsequent ARTICLES and SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

ARTICLE ___. CASES BROUGHT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL

SECTION ____.01.  Section 402.006(c), Government Code, is amended to read as follows:

(c)  In a case in which the state is entitled to recover a penalty or damages the attorney general is entitled, in addition to any other remedy available by law and on behalf of the state, to reasonable attorney's fees and court costs.

ARTICLE ____. VISITING JUDGES

SECTION ____.01.  Section 25.0022, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsections (v) and (w) to read as follows:

SECTION ____.02.  Section 74.061, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsections (l) and (m) to read as follows:

SECTION ____.03.  Subchapter A, Chapter 75, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 75.004 to read as follows: