Amend CSHB 3 (Senate committee printing) as follows:                         
	(1)  Strike Section 171.001(b)(5), Tax Code, as amended by 
SECTION 4.02 of the bill (page 23, lines 33-36), and substitute:
		(5)  "Internal Revenue Code" means the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 in effect [for the federal tax year beginning] on [or 
after] January 1, 2005, not including any changes made by federal 
law after that date [1996, and before January 1, 1997], and any 
regulations adopted under that code [applicable to that period].
	(2)  In the recital to SECTION 4.19 of the bill (page 31, line 
5), strike "(m), (n), and (o)", and substitute "(m) and (n)".
	(3)  Strike Section 171.110(n), Tax Code, as added by SECTION 
4.19 of the bill (page 32, lines 31-36).
	(4)  Reletter Subsection (o), Section 171.110, Tax Code, as 
added by SECTION 4.19 of the bill (page 32, line 37), as Subsection 
(n).
	(5)  In Section 171.902(a), Tax Code, as added by SECTION 
4.46 of the bill (page 40, lines 44-45), strike "that calendar 
quarter" and substitute "the period on which earned surplus is 
based".
	(6)  In Section 171.902(b), Tax Code, as added by SECTION 
4.46 of the bill (page 40, lines 48-49), strike "that calendar 
quarter" and substitute "the period on which earned surplus is 
based".
	(7)  In Section 171.903, Tax Code, as added by SECTION 4.46 
of the bill (page 40, line 50), strike "(a)".
	(8)  Strike Section 171.903(b), Tax Code, as added by SECTION 
4.46 of the bill (page 40, lines 53-56).