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Amend HB 550 as follows:
(1) On page 1, strike lines 5-6 and substitute the following:
SECTION 1. Sections 9(d) and (g), Article 42.12, code of
Criminal Procedure, are amended to read as follows:
(2) On page 1, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:
(d) Unless waived by the defendant, at least 48 hours before
[Before] sentencing a defendant, the judge shall permit the
defendant or his counsel to read the presentence report.