Amend CSHB 587 as follows:
      (1)  On page 2, line 9, between "PREJUDICE." and "In", insert
"(a)".
      (2)  On page 2, line 23 and page 5, lines 14 and 15, strike
"sexual orientation" and substitute "sexual preference".
      (3)  On page 2, between lines 23 and 24, insert the
following:
      "(b)  In this article, "sexual preference" has the following
meaning only: a preference for heterosexuality, homosexuality, or
bisexuality.".
      (4)  On page 5, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:
      "(3)  "Sexual preference" has the meaning assigned by Article
42.014(b), Code of Criminal Procedure.".
      (5)  Insert a new ARTICLE 6 to read as follows, and renumber
existing ARTICLE 6 and SECTION 6.01 accordingly:
                             ARTICLE 6
      SECTION 6.01.  (a) This Act does not create any legal status
or right not already existent in statute or common law for a group
or a member of a group described by Article 42.014(a), Code of
Criminal Procedure, as amended by this Act, and Section 140.002,
Civil Practice and Remedies Code, as added by this Act.
      (b)  This Act shall be used only to protect individuals from
being targets of hateful acts of violence simply because those
individuals are members of a group described by Article 42.014(a),
Code of Criminal Procedure, as amended by this Act, and Section
140.002, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, as added by this Act.