Amend HB 76 by adding appropriately numbered new SECTIONS to 
the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS accordingly, to read 
as follows:
	SECTION ____.  Chapter 657, Government Code, is amended by 
designating Sections 657.001 through 657.009 as Subchapter A and 
adding a heading for Subchapter A to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER A.  GENERAL PROVISIONS
	SECTION ____.  Chapter 657, Government Code, is amended by 
adding Subchapter B to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER B.  ENFORCEMENT
	Sec. 657.051.  COMPLIANCE WITH LAW; HEARING.  (a)  If a 
public official fails to comply with a provision of this chapter, a 
district court in the district in which the individual is a public 
official may require the public official to comply with the 
provision on the filing of a motion, petition, or other appropriate 
pleading by an individual entitled to a benefit under the 
provision.
	(b)  The court shall order a speedy hearing and shall advance 
the hearing on the calendar.
	Sec. 657.052.  ENFORCEMENT BY DISTRICT OR COUNTY 
ATTORNEY.  On application to the district attorney, criminal 
district attorney, or county attorney of the appropriate county by 
an individual who the attorney reasonably believes is entitled to 
the benefit of a provision of this chapter, the district attorney, 
criminal district attorney, or county attorney shall:
(1)  appear and act as attorney for the individual in 
an amicable adjustment of the claim; or
(2)  file or prosecute a motion, petition, or other 
appropriate pleading to specifically require compliance with the 
provision.
	Sec. 657.053.  COURT COSTS AND FEES.  A person applying for a 
preference under this chapter may not be charged court costs or fees 
for a claim, motion, petition, or other pleading filed under 
Section 657.051.