Amend HB 1845 as follows: Beginning on page 2, line 15, strike Section 142.005, Tax Code, as added by the bill, and substitute the following: Sec. 142.005. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT. (a) The comptroller is authorized and directed to participate in the development of the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement with one or more states to simplify and modernize sales and use tax administration in order to substantially reduce the burden of tax compliance for all sellers and for all types of commerce. In the development of the agreement, the comptroller may act jointly with other states that are members of the agreement to establish standards for certification of a certified service provider and certified automated system and establish performance standards for multistate sellers. (b) The comptroller or the comptroller's designee may represent this state before the other states that are signatories to the agreement.