Amend HB 5 on third reading, in proposed Section 49.031,
Penal Code, by adding a new Subsection (d), to read as follows, and
redesignating Subsections (d) and (e) as Subsections (e) and (f):
      (d) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (b) that:
            (1) the person possessed the open container in
connection with the person's collecting or transporting of
recyclable materials for recycling purposes;
            (2) the open container was inside a storage container
used by the person to transport recyclable materials collected for
recycyling purposes, including a plastic bag; and
            (3) the storage container was sealed or securely
closed.