Amend CSHB 3 (Senate committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to PART A, ARTICLE 3 of the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of that PART accordingly: SECTION 3A.___. Section 151.326(a), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) The sale of an article of clothing or footwear designed to be worn on or about the human body is exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter if: (1) the sales price of the article is less than $100; and (2) the sale takes place during: (A) a period beginning at 12:01 a.m. on the first Friday in August and ending at 12 midnight on the following Sunday; or (B) a period beginning at 12:01 a.m. on the first Friday in December and ending at 12 midnight on the following Sunday. SECTION 3A.___. Subchapter H, Chapter 151, Tax Code, is amended by adding Section 151.327 to read as follows: Sec. 151.327. SCHOOL SUPPLIES BEFORE START OF SCHOOL. (a) The sale or storage, use, or other consumption of a school supply, including a backpack, is exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter if the school supply is purchased: (1) for use by a student in a class in a public or private elementary or secondary school; (2) during a period described by Section 151.326(a)(2); and (3) for a sales price of less than $100 per item. (b) The comptroller shall adopt rules specifying the school supplies that are exempt from taxation under this section. SHAPLEIGH HINOJOSA ZAFFIRINI