Amend CSHB 2 as follows:
      (1)  On page 29, line 20, strike "Section 255.009" and
substitute "Sections 255.009 and 255.010".
      (2)  On page 30, between lines 9 and 10, insert:
      Sec. 255.010.  FALSE INFORMATION IN POLITICAL MATERIAL. (a)
In this section:
            (1)  "Published material" means statements or graphic
representations made through any public medium, including:
                  (A)  electronic media, including a live or
prerecorded radio or television broadcast, a broadcast or
transmission through other publicly available electronic
communications, and a video or audio tape recording that is
publicly distributed;
                  (B)  print media, such as a newspaper, pamphlet,
folder, display card, sign, poster, or billboard advertisement; and
                  (C)  any other method or medium designed for
publicly advertising or publishing information.
            (2)  "Sponsor" means a person who pays for or approves
published material, including a candidate or political committee
that knows and approves of a direct campaign expenditure made by
another person.
      (b)  A person may not be a sponsor of any published material
on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate or measure that
contains any assertion, representation, or statement of fact,
including information concerning a candidate's prior public record,
that the sponsor knows to be untrue, deceptive, or misleading.
      (c)  A person who violates this section is liable for a civil
penalty not to exceed $500 for each violation.