Amend CSHB 5 by adding a new section to the bill,
appropriately numbered, to read as follows, and renumbering
subsequent sections accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 49.11, Penal Code, is amended to read
as follows:
Sec. 49.11. PROOF OF MENTAL STATE UNNECESSARY. (a)
Notwithstanding Section 6.02(b), proof of a culpable mental state
is not required for conviction of an offense under this chapter.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to an offense under
Section 49.031.