Amend CSHB 2292 by adding the following appropriately 
numbered sections to Article 2 of the bill and renumbering 
subsequent sections accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Section 154.021(b), Tax Code, is amended to 
read as follows:  
	(b)  The tax rates are:                                                        
		(1)  $70.50 [$20.50] per thousand on cigarettes 
weighing three pounds or less per thousand;  and
		(2)  the rate provided by Subdivision (1) plus $2.10 
per thousand on cigarettes weighing more than three pounds per 
thousand.
	SECTION ____.  Section 154.603, Tax Code, is amended to read 
as follows:     
	Sec. 154.603.  DISPOSITION OF REVENUE.  (a)  After the 
deductions for the purposes provided by Section 154.602 [of this 
code], the revenue remaining of the first $2 of tax received per 
1,000 cigarettes for cigarettes weighing three pounds or less per 
thousand and the first $4.10 per 1,000 cigarettes of the tax 
received for cigarettes weighing more than three pounds per 
thousand is allocated:
		(1)  18.75 percent to the foundation school fund; and                         
		(2)  81.25 percent to the general revenue fund.                               
	(b)  The revenue remaining after the deductions for the 
purposes provided by Section 154.602 [of this code] and allocation 
under Subsection (a) of the next $19.375 of tax received per 1,000 
cigarettes for cigarettes weighing three pounds or less per 
thousand and the next $19.375 per 1,000 cigarettes of the tax 
received for cigarettes weighing more than three pounds per 
thousand [this section] is allocated to the general revenue fund.
	(c)  The revenue remaining after the deductions for the 
purposes provided by Section 154.602 and allocation under 
Subsections (a) and (b) shall be deposited as follows:
		(1)  the next $2.50 of tax received per 1,000 
cigarettes for cigarettes weighing three pounds or less per 
thousand and the next $2.50 per 1,000 cigarettes of the tax received 
for cigarettes weighing more than three pounds per thousand shall 
be deposited to the credit of the tobacco cessation account in the 
general revenue fund and may be appropriated only to the Texas 
Department of Health for programs to reduce the use of cigarettes 
and tobacco products in this state;
		(2)  the next $5 of tax received per 1,000 cigarettes 
for cigarettes weighing three pounds or less per thousand and the 
next $5 per 1,000 cigarettes of the tax received for cigarettes 
weighing more than three pounds per thousand shall be deposited to 
the credit of the trauma care account in the general revenue fund 
and may be appropriated only to the Texas Department of Health for 
programs to provide emergency medical services and trauma care in 
this state;
		(3)  the next $1.50 of tax received per 1,000 
cigarettes for cigarettes weighing three pounds or less per 
thousand and the next $1.50 per 1,000 cigarettes of the tax received 
for cigarettes weighing more than three pounds per thousand shall 
be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department on Aging account 
in the general revenue fund and may be appropriated only to the 
Texas Department on Aging for programs to meet the needs of this 
state's elderly population;
		(4)  the next 12.5 cents of tax received per 1,000 
cigarettes for cigarettes weighing three pounds or less per 
thousand and the next 12.5 cents per 1,000 cigarettes of the tax 
received for cigarettes weighing more than three pounds per 
thousand shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Cancer 
Registry account in the general revenue fund and may be 
appropriated only to the Texas Department of Health to administer 
the Texas Cancer Registry;
		(5)  the next $15 of tax received per 1,000 cigarettes 
for cigarettes weighing three pounds or less per thousand and the 
next $15 per 1,000 cigarettes of the tax received for cigarettes 
weighing more than three pounds per thousand shall be deposited to 
the credit of the Texas Department of Health account in the general 
revenue fund and may be appropriated only to the Texas Department of 
Health for programs administered by the department;
		(6)  the next $2.50 of tax received per 1,000 
cigarettes for cigarettes weighing three pounds or less per 
thousand and the next $2.50 per 1,000 cigarettes of the tax received 
for cigarettes weighing more than three pounds per thousand shall 
be deposited to the credit of the rural health care account in the 
general revenue fund and may be appropriated only to the Texas 
Department of Health for programs to improve access to primary and 
preventive health care services in rural areas of this state;
		(7)  the next $7.50 of tax received per 1,000 
cigarettes for cigarettes weighing three pounds or less per 
thousand and the next $7.50 per 1,000 cigarettes of the tax received 
for cigarettes weighing more than three pounds per thousand shall 
be deposited to the credit of the children's health insurance 
program account in the general revenue fund and may be appropriated 
only to the Health and Human Services Commission for the child 
health care program under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code; and
		(8)  the remaining $15 of tax received per 1,000 
cigarettes for cigarettes weighing three pounds or less per 
thousand and the remaining $15 per 1,000 cigarettes of the tax 
received for cigarettes weighing more than three pounds per 
thousand shall be deposited to the credit of the medical assistance 
account in the general revenue fund and may be appropriated only to 
the Health and Human Services Commission for the medical assistance 
program under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code.