Amend CSHB 12 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering the subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____. Subchapter A, Chapter 411, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 411.0208 to read as follows:

Sec. 411.0208. POLICY REGARDING ENFORCEMENT OF STATE AND FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAWS. Notwithstanding Section 370.0031(a), Local Government Code, the department is subject to Section 370.0031, Local Government Code.