Amend HB 867 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  On page 1, line 6, strike "8.057(b) and (c)" and substitute "8.057(a), (b), and (c)".

(2)  On page 1, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:

(a)  The amount of maintenance specified in a court order or the portion of a decree that provides for the maintenance [support] of a former spouse may be modified [reduced] by the filing of a motion in the court that originally rendered the order. A party affected by the order or the portion of the decree to be modified may file the motion.

(3)  Strike page 1, line 17, through page 2, line 1, and substitute the following:

(c)  After a hearing, the court may modify an original or modified order or portion of a decree providing for maintenance or a maintenance qualified domestic relations order under Subchapter H on a proper showing of a material and substantial change in circumstances that occurred after the date of the order or decree, including circumstances reflected in the factors specified in Section 8.052, relating to either party or to a child of the marriage described by Section 8.051(2)(C)[, if applicable]. The court:

(1)  shall apply the modification only to payment accruing after the filing of the motion to modify; and

(2)  may not increase maintenance to an amount or duration that exceeds the amount or remaining duration of the original maintenance order.