Amend CSHB 1616 (house committee report) as follows:

SECTION ____. Section 159.003(b)(2), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) A county officer, candidate for a county office, justice of the peace, or candidate for the office of justice of the peace shall file a financial statement as required by this subchapter.

(b)  The statement must:

(1)  be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the officer, justice, or candidate resides; and

(2)  comply with Sections 572.022 and 572.023, Government Code, and with the requirements set forth by any commissioners court order requiring additional disclosures.

SECTION ____. Section 159.034(c), Local Government Code is repealed.