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Amend HB 84 as follows:
(1) On page 1, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following
appropriately numbered SECTION and renumber subsequent SECTIONS
accordingly:
SECTION ____. This Act may be cited as "Katie's Law."
(2) On page 3, line 21, strike SECTION 7 of the bill and
substitute the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS and
renumber subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
SECTION ____. (a) As soon as possible after the effective
date of this section, the Department of Public Safety shall conduct
a study to determine the most efficient method of implementing the
requirements of this Act.
(b) This section takes effect immediately if the Act
receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.
If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate
effect, this section takes effect September 1, 2007.
SECTION ____. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this
Act takes effect January 1, 2008.