Amend SB 1320 by adding a new SECTION __ as follows:
      SECTION __ Article 9.07, Texas Business Corporation Act, is
amended to read as follows:
      Art. 9.07. TIME FOR FILING DOCUMENTS IN THE OFFICE OF THE
SECRETARY OF STATE. A. Except as provided by Section B of this
article, if a <whenever any> document is required to be filed in
the office of the Secretary of State by any provision of this Act,
that <the> requirement <of the statute> shall be construed to
include <involve> the requirement that the document <same> be <so>
filed with reasonable promptness.
      B. A person required under this Act to file with the
Secretary of State a change of registered office or agent, an
application or certificate of withdrawal or termination, or
articles of dissolution commits an offense if the person does not
file the required filing with the Secretary of State before the
earlier of:
            (1) the 30th day after the date of the change,
withdrawal, or termination; or
            (2) the date the filing is otherwise required by law.
      C. A person who violates Section B of this article is liable
to the state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $2,500
for each violation.  In determining the amount of a penalty under
this section, the court shall consider all the circumstances giving
rise to the offense.  The attorney general or the prosecuting
attorney in the county in which the violation occurs may bring suit
to recover the civil penalty imposed under this article.
      D. The attorney general may bring an action in the name of
the state to restrain or enjoin a person from violating Section B
of this article.
      E. In an action or proceeding brought against a person who
has not complied with Section B of this article, the plaintiff or
other party bringing the suit or proceeding may recover expenses
incurred, including attorney's fees, in locating and effecting
service of process on the person.
      F. A person who brings an action or proceeding against
another person for damages incurred as a result of noncompliance
with Section B of this article may request from the attorney
general nonconfidential information on the other person for the
purpose of effecting service of process.  The attorney general
shall comply with a request made under this section to the extent
practicable.