Amend CSHB 272 (senate committee printing), in SECTION 56 of the bill, by striking Subsections (b) and (c) of that SECTION (page 20, lines 27-42), and substituting the following:

(b)  The committee is composed of 12 members appointed as follows:

(1)  four members of the senate appointed by the lieutenant governor, two of whom represent one or more first tier coastal counties and two of whom do not represent a first tier coastal county;

(2)  four members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, two of whom represent one or more first tier coastal counties and two of whom do not represent a first tier coastal county; and

(3)  four public members with a background in actuarial science, law, business, or insurance, as follows:

(A)  two members who do not reside in a first tier coastal county, appointed by the governor;

(B)  one member who resides in a first tier coastal county, appointed by the lieutenant governor; and

(C)  one member who resides in a first tier coastal county, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.

(c)  The speaker of the house of representatives and the lieutenant governor shall jointly designate a chair or, alternatively, designate two co-chairs, from among the committee membership, one of whom represents or resides in a first tier coastal county.