Amend HB 1544 as follows:
      (1)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, added Section 521.050(c)(1),
Transportation Code (Committee Printing, page 1, line 21), strike
"$10,000" and substitute "$2,000".
      (2)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, added Section 521.050(c)(2),
Transportation Code (Committee Printing, page 1, line 24), strike
"$200" and substitute "$75".
      (3)  In SECTION 3 of the bill, amended Section 550.065(d),
Transportation Code (Committee Printing, page 2), strike lines 31
and 32 and substitute "accident information is $6 or the actual
cost of the preparation of the copy, whichever is less <$4>.  The
copy may be certified".
      (4)  In SECTION 3 of the bill, amended Section 550.065(d),
Transportation Code (Committee Printing, page 2, line 34), strike
"$5 <$2>" and substitute "$2".
      (5)  In SECTION 3 of the bill, amended Section 550.065(d),
Transportation Code (Committee Printing, page 2, line 36), strike
"$10" and substitute "$6".
      (6)  In SECTION 5 of the bill, amended Section 730.007(a),
Transportation Code (Committee Printing, page 3, line 35), strike
"or".
      (7)  In SECTION 5 of the bill, amended Section 730.007(a),
Transportation Code (Committee Printing, page 3), strike lines
36-38 and substitute:
                       "(v)  motor vehicle market research
activities, including survey research; or
                       (vi)  removal of nonowner records from".
      (8)  In SECTION 5 of the bill, amended Section 730.007(a),
Transportation Code (Committee Printing, page 3, lines 65 and 66),
strike "or to an owner of a vehicle that is illegally parked".
      (9)  In SECTION 5 of the bill, amended Section 730.007(a),
Transportation Code (Committee Printing page 4), strike lines 1-6
and substitute:
                  "(I)  use by an employer or an agent or insurer
of the employer to obtain or verify information relating to a
holder of a commercial driver's license that is required under 49
U.S.C. Chapter 313;".
      (10)  In SECTION 5 of the bill, amended Section 730.007(a),
Transportation Code (Committee Printing, page 4) strike line 9 and
substitute:
                  "(K)  use by a consumer reporting agency, as
defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1681 et
seq.), for a purpose permitted under that Act; or <for bulk
distribution for surveys,>".
      (11)  In SECTION 5 of the bill, amended Section 730.007(a),
Transportation Code (Committee Printing, page 4) strike lines 20-22
and substitute:
                  "(L)  use for any other purpose specifically
authorized by law that relates to the operation of a motor vehicle
or to public safety."
      (12)  Add a new section to the bill, appropriately numbered,
to read as follows, and renumber subsequent sections accordingly:
      SECTION _____.  Chapter 38, Penal Code, is amended by adding
Section 38.18 to read as follows:
      Sec. 38.18.  USE OF ACCIDENT REPORT INFORMATION AND OTHER
INFORMATION FOR PECUNIARY GAIN. (a)  This section applies to:
            (1)  information described by Section 550.065(a),
Transportation Code;
            (2)  information reported under Chapter 772, Health and
Safety Code, other than information that is confidential under that
chapter; and
            (3)  information contained in a dispatch log, a towing
record, or a record of a 9-1-1 service provider, other than
information that is confidential under Chapter 772, Health and
Safety Code.
      (b)  A person commits an offense if:
            (1)  the person obtains information described by
Subsection (a) from the Department of Public Safety of the State of
Texas or other governmental entity; and
            (2)  the information is subsequently used for the
direct solicitation of business or employment for pecuniary gain
by:
                  (A)  the person;
                  (B)  an agent or employee of the person; or
                  (C)  the person on whose behalf the information
was requested.
      (c)  A person who employs or engages another to obtain
information described by Subsection (a) from the Department of
Public Safety or other governmental entity commits an offense if
the person subsequently uses the information for direct
solicitation of business or employment for pecuniary gain.
      (d)  An offense under this section is a Class B
misdemeanor.