Amend CSHB 9 (committee printing) on page 7, between lines 15 
and 16, by inserting the following:
	Sec. 169.0045.  SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM.  (a)  An employer 
in control of a place of employment subject to this chapter may 
offer to employees a smoking cessation program to assist employees 
who smoke.
	(b)  An employer that offers a program under this section is 
entitled to a credit against taxes owed by the employer under 
Chapter 171, Tax Code, in accordance with rules adopted by the 
comptroller.  The amount of the credit is equal to the cost of the 
program.
	(c)  To qualify for the credit under Subsection (b), the 
program must offer assistance to an employee through at least two 
attempts to quit smoking and may be offered directly by the employer 
or through contract with another provider.