Amend SB 382 by inserting the following appropriately
numbered SECTIONS and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
      SECTION ____.  Section 2006.001, Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
      Sec. 2006.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
            (1)  "Micro-business" means a legal entity, including a
corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship, that:
                  (A)  is formed for the purpose of making a
profit;
                  (B)  is independently owned and operated; and
                  (C)  has not more than 20 employees.
            (2)  "Small business" means a legal entity, including a
corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship, that:
                  (A)  is formed for the purpose of making a
profit;
                  (B)  is independently owned and operated; and
                  (C)  has fewer than 100 employees or less than $1
million in annual gross receipts.
            (3) <(2)>  "State agency" means a department, board,
bureau, commission, division, office, council, or other agency of
the state.
      SECTION ____.  Sections 2006.002(a) and (f), Government Code,
are amended to read as follows:
      (a)  A state agency considering adoption of a rule that would
have an adverse economic effect on small businesses or
micro-businesses shall reduce that effect if doing so is legal and
feasible considering the purpose of the statute under which the
rule is to be adopted.
      (f)  To reduce an adverse effect of rules on
micro-businesses, a state agency shall <may> adopt provisions
concerning micro-businesses that are uniform with <similar to>
those outlined in Subsections (b)-(d) <Subsection (b)> for small
businesses.