Amend CSSB 9 (senate committee printing) in SECTION 1 of the bill, by striking added Sections 370.0031(f) and (g), Local Government Code (page 2, lines 20-44) and substituting the following:

(f) Any citizen residing in the jurisdiction of an entity described by Subsection (a) may file a complaint with the attorney general if the citizen offers evidence to support an allegation that:

(1) the entity has adopted a rule, order, ordinance, or policy under which the entity prohibits the enforcement of the laws of this state or federal laws relating to Subsection (c) or that, by consistent actions, prohibits the enforcement of the laws of this state or federal laws relating to Subsection (c); or

(2) the entity or a person employed by or otherwise under the direction or control of the entity engages in actions in violation of Subsection (d-1).

(f-1) A citizen filing a complaint under Subsection (f) must include with the complaint the evidence the citizen has that supports the complaint.

(g) If the attorney general determines that a complaint filed under Subsection (f) is valid, the attorney general may file a petition for a writ of mandamus or apply for other appropriate equitable relief in a district court in Travis County or in a county in which the principal office of an entity described by Subsection (a) is located to compel compliance under this section as appropriate. The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining relief under this subsection, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition costs.