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Amend HB 1036, SECTION 2, by striking new Section 414.013 and
replacing it with new Section 414.013 to read as follows:
Sec. 414.013. IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY. (a) A person
who communicates to the council or a crime stoppers organization a
report of criminal activity that leads to the arrest of, the filing
of charges against, or the conviction of a person for a criminal
offense, is immune from civil liability for damages resulting from
the communication unless the communication was intentionally
willfully or wantonly negligent, or done with conscious
indifference or reckless disregard for the safety of others.
(b) A person who in the course and scope of the person's
duties or functions receives, forwards, or acts on a report of
criminal activity communicated to the council or a crime stoppers
organization is immune from civil liability for damages resulting
from an act or omission in the performance of the person's duties or
functions unless the act or omission was intentional, willfully or
wantonly negligent, or done with conscious indifference or reckless
disregard for the safety of others.