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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.