Amend HR 3 in Rule 4, Section 2 (page 49, between lines 18 and 
19), by adding the following subsections to read:
	(e)  Each member shall file the member's designation under 
Subsection (a)(2) with the chief clerk not later than the 10th 
calendar day of a regular session. On filing, the designation shall 
be time-stamped by the chief clerk and is public information. A 
member may not submit a blank designation or more than one 
designation. A member who does not file a designation, files a blank 
designation, or files a subsequent changed designation other than a 
designation approved under Subsection (f) is not entitled to select 
a committee on the basis of seniority. The chief clerk shall retain 
the designation in the chief clerk's office during the regular 
session. After the close of each regular session, the chief clerk 
shall file the designations with the other papers filed under Rule 
2, Section 1(b)(4).
	(f)  A member may change the member's designation filed under 
Subsection (e) only with the approval of two-thirds of the members 
of the house present and voting. Before a vote under this 
subsection, the members of the house shall be informed of the effect 
of the requested change in designation and the individual members 
that are effected by that change.