Amend the bill in section 1 in §771 in subsection 1 in the last line (page 1, line 10 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: " transcript." the following: ' "Court reporter" does not include an employee of the Judicial Branch or a person transcribing legal proceedings for the Judicial Branch.'

Amend the bill in section 1 in §772 in subsection 1 in paragraph A in the last line (page 1, line 32 in L.D.) by inserting after the following: " party" the following: ' , other than a contract to provide court reporting, litigation and trial support services'

Amend the bill in section 1 in §772 in subsection 1 by striking out all of paragraph B (page 2, lines 1 and 2 in L.D.)

Amend the bill in section 1 in §772 in subsection 1 by relettering the paragraphs to read consecutively.

Amend the bill in section 1 in §773 by striking out all of subsection 1 (page 2, lines 14 to 17 in L.D.) and inserting the following:

Amend the bill in section 1 in §773 by striking out all of subsection 5 (page 2, lines 30 to 35 in L.D.)

Amend the bill in section 1 in §773 by striking out all of subsection 7 (page 3, lines 1 to 3 in L.D.) and inserting the following:

Amend the bill in section 1 in §773 by renumbering the subsections to read consecutively.

Amend the bill in section 1 by striking out all of §778 and inserting the following:

Amend the bill in section 1 in §779 by adding at the end the following:

summary

This amendment:

1. Clarifies that the legislation does not apply to the Judicial Branch;

2. Allows contracts for more than one case;

3. Deletes restrictions on preferred provider lists;

4. Provides that only a party may file a motion in a pending action;

5. Clarifies that this legislation does not limit authority of courts;

6. Eliminates the requirement of periodic reports; and

7. Eliminates the private cause of action.