Amend CSHB 1168 (house committee printing) as follows:                       

(1)  On page 21, strike line 18 and substitute the following:
	Sec. 254.067.  COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL ENFORCEMENT. The 
governing body of a county by resolution or a municipality by 
ordinance may:
		(1)  prohibit a person who does not hold a license 
issued under this chapter from establishing or operating a facility 
within the county or municipality; and
		(2)  establish a procedure for emergency closure of a 
facility in circumstances in which:
			(A)  the facility is established or operating in 
violation of Section 254.031; and
			(B)  the continued operation of the facility 
creates an immediate threat to the health and safety of a resident 
of the facility.
[Sections 254.068-254.090 reserved for expansion]
(2) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS accordingly: SECTION ____. Section 247.031, Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 247.031. COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL ENFORCEMENT. The governing body of a county by resolution or a municipality by ordinance may: (1) prohibit a person who does not hold a license issued under this chapter from establishing or operating an assisted living facility within the county or municipality; and (2) establish a procedure for emergency closure of a facility in circumstances in which: (A) the facility is established or operating in violation of Section 247.021; and (B) the continued operation of the facility creates an immediate threat to the health and safety of a resident of the facility.