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Amend HB 586 as follows:                                                     
	(1)  In the introductory language of SECTION 1 of the bill 
(House engrossment page 1, lines 5 and 6), strike "Article 
45.0511(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended" and substitute 
"Articles 45.0511(b) and (c), Code of Criminal Procedure, are 
amended".
	(2)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, in Subdivision (2)(B), 
Subsection (b), Article 45.0511, Code of Criminal Procedure (House 
engrossment page 1, line 19), between "member" and "of", insert 
", or the spouse or dependent child of a member,".
	(3)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, in Subdivision (4)(B), 
Subsection (b), Article 45.0511, Code of Criminal Procedure, (House 
engrossment page 2, line 10), between "member" and "of", insert 
", or the spouse or dependent child of a member,".
	(4)  At the end of SECTION 1 of the bill (House engrossment 
page 2, between lines 18 and 19), insert the following:
	(c)  The court shall enter judgment on the defendant's plea 
of no contest or guilty at the time the plea is made, defer 
imposition of the judgment, and allow the defendant 90 days to 
successfully complete the approved driving safety course or 
motorcycle operator training course and present to the court:
		(1)  a uniform certificate of completion of the driving 
safety course or a verification of completion of the motorcycle 
operator training course;
		(2)  unless the judge proceeds under Subsection (c-1), 
the defendant's driving record as maintained by the Department of 
Public Safety, if any, showing that the defendant had not completed 
an approved driving safety course or motorcycle operator training 
course, as applicable, within the 12 months preceding the date of 
the offense;
		(3)  an affidavit stating that the defendant was not 
taking a driving safety course or motorcycle operator training 
course, as applicable, under this article on the date the request to 
take the course was made and had not completed such a course that is 
not shown on the defendant's driving record within the 12 months 
preceding the date of the offense; and
		(4)  if the defendant does not have a valid Texas 
driver's license or permit and is a member, or the spouse or 
dependent child of a member, of the United States military forces 
serving on active duty, an affidavit stating that the defendant was 
not taking a driving safety course or motorcycle operator training 
course, as appropriate, in another state on the date the request to 
take the course was made and had not completed such a course within 
the 12 months preceding the date of the offense.