Amend HB 2150 on third reading as follows:
(1) On page 1, line 9, strike "[:" and substitute ":"
(2) On page 1, strike lines 10 through 12 and substitute the
following:
(1) on the next regular business day if the authority
ordering the election orders that early voting begins on the next
business day; or
(2) on that Saturday, [or] Sunday, or legal state
holiday [if early voting is ordered to be conducted on that day
under Section 85.006].
(3) On page 1, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following
SECTION and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION 3. Section 85.006(a), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, if
an authority holding an election does not order that early voting
that would begin on a Saturday or Sunday under Section 85.001(a)
begins on the next business day, early voting by personal
appearance shall be conducted on two Saturdays and Sundays during
the early voting period.
(a-1) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the authority
ordering an election may order early voting by personal appearance
at the main early voting polling place to be conducted on one or
more Saturdays or Sundays during the early voting period.