Amend CSSB 38 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 24.0041(a)(1), Property Code (page 1, line 52), strike "third" and substitute "fifth".
(2) In SECTION 4 of the bill, in added Section 24.005(f-3), Property Code (page 3, line 13), between "delivered" and the underlined colon, insert "using at least one of the following methods".
(3) In SECTION 4 of the bill, in added Section 24.005(f-3), Property Code (page 3, lines 14-21), strike Subdivisions (1) and (2) and substitute the following:
(1) mail, including first class mail, registered mail, certified mail, or a delivery service;
(2) delivery to the inside of the premises;
(3) hand delivery to any tenant of the premises; or
(4) if the parties have agreed in writing, electronic communication, including e-mail or other electronic means.
(4) In SECTION 5 of the bill, in added Section 24.00505, Property Code (page 3, line 26), strike "(a)".
(5) In SECTION 5 of the bill, strike added Section 24.00505(b), Property Code (page 3, lines 30-33).
(6) In SECTION 6 of the bill, in added Section 24.0051(f), Property Code (page 4, lines 33 and 35), strike "third" each time it appears and substitute "fifth".
(7) In SECTION 7 of the bill, in added Section 24.005106(c), Property Code (page 5, line 19), following the underlined period, insert the following:
The justice court may immediately set the case for trial upon the tenant's request for a trial in response to a motion for summary disposition.
(8) In SECTION 13 of the bill, in added Section 24.0061(b-1), Property Code (page 9, lines 37 and 39), strike "third" each time it appears and substitute "fifth".
(9) In SECTION 13 of the bill, in added Section 24.0061(b-1), Property Code (page 9, lines 40-41), strike "provide for the writ to be" and substitute "have the writ".
(10) Strike SECTION 15 of the bill, adding Section 24.012, Property Code (page 9, line 69, through page 10, line 14).
(11) Renumber the SECTIONS of the bill and cross-references to those SECTIONS appropriately.