Amend HB 1248 by adding a new section to the bill on page 3,
between lines 18 and 19, appropriately numbered and renumbering the
subsequent sections accordingly:
      SECTION ____.  Section 5(d), Chapter 478, Acts of the 45th
Legislature, Regular Session, 1937 (Article 249a, Vernon's Texas
Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows:
      (d)  The Board <may not> shall adopt rules to prevent a
person regulated by the Board from submitting a competitive bid to,
or soliciting a competitive bid on behalf of, a governmental entity
that is prohibited by Subchapter A, Chapter 2254, Government Code,
from making a selection or awarding a contract on the basis of
competitive bids, and the Board may not otherwise adopt rules
restricting competitive bidding or advertising by a person
regulated by the Board except to prohibit false, misleading, or
deceptive practices by the person.  The Board may not include in
its rules to prohibit false, misleading or deceptive practices by a
person regulated by the Board a rule that:
      (1)  restricts the use of any medium for advertising;
      (2)  restricts the person's personal appearance or the use of
the person's voice in an advertisement;
      (3)  relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by
the person; or
      (4)  restricts the person's advertisement under a trade
name.