Amend CSSB 1203 (Senate committee printing) as follows:                      
	(1)  In the recital to SECTION 3 of the bill (page 1, line 
55), between "Subsections" and "(f)" insert "(a-1),".
	(2)  In SECTION 3 of the bill, in amended Section 1956.003, 
Occupations Code (page 1, between lines 55 and 56), insert the 
following:
	(a-1)  A county, municipality, or political subdivision may 
require the record of purchase described under Section 1956.033 to 
contain a clear and legible thumbprint of a seller of regulated 
material.
	(3)  In SECTION 3 of the bill, in added Section 1956.003(f), 
Occupations Code (page 1, line 62), strike "obtain" and substitute 
"submit an application for".
	(4)  In SECTION 3 of the bill, in added Section 1956.003(f), 
Occupations Code (page 1, line 63), strike "31st" and substitute 
"15th".
	(5)  In SECTION 3 of the bill, in added Section 1956.003(g), 
Occupations Code (page 2, line 3), strike "obtain" and substitute 
"submit an application for".
	(6)  In SECTION 3 of the bill, in added Section 1956.003(g), 
Occupations Code (page 2, line 4), strike "31st" and substitute 
"15th".
	(7)  In SECTION 5 of the bill (page 2, lines 26-28), strike 
the recital and substitute:
	Section 1956.033(b), Occupations Code, is amended to read as 
follows:        
	(8)  In SECTION 5 of the bill, in amended Section 1956.033, 
Occupations Code (page 2, lines 40 and 41), strike added Subsection 
(c).
	(9)  In SECTION 9 of the bill, in amended Section 1956.038, 
Occupations Code (page 3, line 33), strike "(a)".
	(10)  In SECTION 9 of the bill, in amended Section 1956.038, 
Occupations Code (page 3, lines 50-59), strike added Subsections 
(b) and (c).
	(11)  In SECTION 14 of the bill, in amended Section 31.03(e), 
Penal Code (page 5, lines 22 and 23), strike "[is insulated or 
noninsulated wire or cable that] consists of at least 50 percent" 
and substitute "is [insulated or noninsulated wire or cable that 
consists of at least 50 percent]".
	(12)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to 
the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Subchapter A-3, Chapter 1956, Occupations 
Code, is amended by adding Section 1956.0391 to read as follows:
	Sec. 1956.0391.  FORM OF PAYMENT.  (a)  This section applies 
only to a metal recycling entity located in:
		(1)  a county with a population of one million or more; 
or           
		(2)  a county contiguous to a county with a population 
of one million or more.
	(b)  A metal recycling entity may not:                                  
		(1)  pay more than $250 in cash for a purchase of 
regulated metal; or
		(2)  pay more than $500 in cash for a purchase of 
regulated material, other than regulated metal.
	(c)  A county, municipality, or political subdivision may  
require a seller of regulated material to register with the county, 
municipality, political subdivision, or a metal recycling entity 
located in that county, municipality, or political subdivision 
before the seller is eligible to receive cash payments for the sale 
of regulated material.
	(d)  Notwithstanding Section 1956.003(a) or any other law, a 
county, municipality, or political subdivision may not adopt a 
rule, charter, or ordinance or issue an order or impose standards 
that limit the use of cash by a metal recycling entity in a manner 
more restrictive than that provided by this section.