Amend CSHB 1826 as follows:
      (1)  On page 1, between lines 10 and 11 insert a new
SECTION 2 to the bill to read as follows:
      SECTION 2.  Section 261.107, Family Code, is amended to read
as follows:
      Section 261.107. FALSE REPORT; PENALTY. A person commits an
offense if the person knowingly or intentionally makes a report as
provided in this chapter that the person knows is false or lacks
factual foundation. An offense under this Section <subsection> is a
Class A <B> misdemeanor.
      (2)  In the transition material of the bill, add a section,
appropriately numbered, to read as follows:
      SECTION ____. (a)  The change in law made by Section 2 of
this Act applies only to an offense committed on or after the
effective date of this Act. For the purpose of this section, an
offense is committed before the effective date of this Act if any
element of the offense occurs before that date.
      (b)  An offense committed before the effective date of this
Act is covered by the law in effect when the offense was committed,
and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.