Amend HB 1617 by striking SECTION 6 (Senate Committee report,
page 2, line 36) and substituting the following:
      SECTION 6.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2001.