Amend SB 173 as follows:
      (1)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, in proposed Article 17.02,
Code of Criminal Procedure (House Committee Report, page 1, line
13), between "same" and the period, insert ". A court or magistrate
may not authorize a defendant or any person acting on behalf of the
defendant to deposit cash in an amount less than the full amount of
the bail that has been set by the court or magistrate".
      (2)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION and
renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill appropriately:
      SECTION __. Article 17.03(a), Code of Criminal Procedure, is
amended to read as follows:
      (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this article, a
magistrate may, in the magistrate's discretion, release the
defendant on his personal bond. A court or magistrate may not
require the deposit of money or any other security as a condition
of release on personal bond <without sureties or other security>.