Amend CSHB 19 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 2, line 17, strike "an" and substitute "the".
(2) On page 2, line 20, strike "an" and substitute "the".
(3) On page 2, strike lines 23-27 and substitute the following:
action. The term includes a plaintiff, counterclaimant, cross-claimant, third-party plaintiff, and an intervenor. The term does not include a passenger in a commercial motor vehicle unless the person is an employee of the owner, lessor, lessee, or operator of the vehicle.
(4) On page 3, line 5, between "vehicle" and "used", insert "being".
(5) On page 3, line 5, strike "primarily".
(6) On page 3, lines 10-11, strike "an "employee" as defined by 49 C.F.R. Section 390.5" and substitute "a person considered to be an employee under state or federal law".
(7) On page 4, line 5, strike "any" and substitute "a".
(8) On page 4, line 7, strike "not later than" and substitute the following:
on or before the later of:
(1)
(9) On page 4, line 9, between "answer" and the underlined period, insert the following:
; or
(2) the 30th day after the date a claimant files a pleading adding a claim or cause of action against the defendant bringing the motion
(10) On page 4, line 21, between "defendant" and "that", insert ", such as negligent entrustment,".
(11) On page 5, line 17, between "damages" and "relating", insert "under Chapter 41".
(12) On page 5, lines 18-19, strike "as provided by Chapter 41".
(13) On page 6, line 6, between "defendant" and "that", insert ", such as negligent entrustment,".
(14) On page 6, strike lines 13-15.
(15) On page 6, line 16, strike "(2)" and substitute "(1)".
(16) On page 6, line 17, strike "another claim that" and substitute "a claim, such as negligent maintenance, that".
(17) On page 6, line 22, strike "(3)" and substitute "(2)".
(18) On page 6, line 22, strike "arising from" and substitute "under Chapter 41 for".
(19) On page 6, lines 24-25, strike "as provided by Chapter 41".
(20) On page 7, line 3, between "accident" and the underlined period, insert "that is the subject of the action".
(21) On page 7, line 6, between "accident" and "is", insert "that is the subject of a civil action under this subchapter".
(22) On page 7, strike line 9 and substitute an underlined period.