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Amend HB 1940 (House engrossment) as follows:                                
	(1)  In SECTION 4 of the bill, in the heading to proposed 
Section 41.258, Government Code (page 3, line 18), after "FUND", 
insert "AND FAIR DEFENSE ACCOUNT".
	(2)  In SECTION 4 of the bill, in proposed Section 41.258(b), 
Government Code (page 3, line 23), strike "$10" and substitute 
"$15".
	(3)  In SECTION 4 of the bill, in proposed Section 41.258, 
Government Code (page 4, lines 21 and 22), strike Subsection (h) and 
substitute the following:
	(h)  The comptroller shall deposit two-thirds of the funds 
received under this section in the felony prosecutor supplement 
fund and one-third of the funds received under this section to the 
fair defense account.  A county may not reduce the amount of funds 
provided for indigent defense services in the county because of 
funds provided under this subsection.
	(4)  In SECTION 4 of the bill, in proposed Section 41.258(i), 
Government Code (page 4, line 23), in the first sentence, between 
"the" and "fund", insert "felony prosecutor supplement".