Amend SB 1856 (house committee report) as follows:
      (1)  In Section 9 of the bill, proposed Subdivision (1),
Subsection (b), Section 548.306, Transportation Code, at the end of
that subdivision (page 9, line 8), strike "or".
      (2)  In Section 9 of the bill, proposed Subdivision (2),
Subsection (b), Section 548.306, Transportation Code, at the end of
that subdivision (page 9, line 13), strike "rule." and substitute:
      ; or
            (3)  visible smoke that remains suspended in the air 10
or more seconds before fully dissipating.
      (3)  In Section 9 of the bill, proposed Subsection (c),
Section 548.306, Transportation Code, at the end of the third
sentence of the subsection (page 9, line 23), strike "inspection."
and substitute:
      "inspection and explaining any extension or assistance that
may be available to the owner for making any necessary repair.
      (4)  In Section 9 of the bill, immediately following proposed
Subsection (c), Section 548.306, Transportation Code, (page 9, line
25), insert Subsections (d) and (e) of that section, to read as
follows and reletter the remaining subsections appropriately:
      (d)  The department shall provide notice under Subsection (c)
to the registered owner of a vehicle in violation of Subsection
(b)(3) as soon as is practicable after the department receives
notice that a peace officer in this state has issued the driver of
the vehicle an informative citation for the violation. The
department shall adopt rules governing the procedures for a peace
officer of police department to provide notice of informative
citations issued for violations of Subsection (b)(3). The rules
must include a requirement that, for each citation issued, the
peace officer or police department inform the department of the
date and location of the violation.
      (e)  A peace officer who has probable cause to believe an
offense under Subsection(b)(3) has been committed may issue the
driver of the vehicle an informative citation that indicates that
an offense under Subsection (b)(3) may have been committed and that
explains that the registered owner of the vehicle may receive in
the mail a notice under Subsection (c).