Amend SB 273 (engrossed version) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS accordingly: SECTION __. Section 52.021(i), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (i) Rules applicable to a court reporter are also applicable to a court reporting firm. The board may enforce this subsection by assessing a reasonable fee against a court reporting firm. This subsection does not apply to court reporting services performed outside of this state by a foreign shorthand reporter who is not certified in this state for use in a court proceeding in this state, provided that the work resulting from those services is produced and billed wholly outside of this state.