Amend CSHB 1182 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter C, Chapter 71, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 71.0354 to read as follows:
Sec. 71.0354. LANDLORD AND TENANT DISPUTE INFORMATION: COURTS. (a) As a component of the official monthly report submitted under Section 71.035, a court with jurisdiction over landlord and tenant disputes shall report by category each case filed in the court under Chapter 24, Property Code, or Title 8, Property Code, including:
(1) eviction suits;
(2) suits involving the disconnection of utilities;
(3) repair and remedy suits;
(4) suits involving security deposits;
(5) suits involving unlawful lockouts;
(6) suits involving the provision of security and safety devices; and
(7) any other category of suit involving a landlord or tenant brought under Title 8, Property Code, and designated by the council.
(b) The council may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
SECTION ____. (a) As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act the Texas Judicial Council shall prescribe the categories of landlord and tenant suits a court is required to report under Section 71.0354, Government Code, as added by this Act, and the procedures for reporting under that section.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 71.0354, Government Code, as added by this Act, a court is not required to report landlord and tenant dispute information under that section until after the Texas Judicial Council establishes the categories and procedures for reporting under that section.