Amend CSHB 1616 (senate committee printing) on third reading as follows:
(1) In SECTION 6 of the bill, amending Section 571.123(b), Government Code (page 3, line 6), strike "and" and substitute "[and]".
(2) In SECTION 6 of the bill, amending Section 571.123(b), Government Code (page 3, line 8), between "Section 571.124(e)" and the period, insert the following:
; and
(4) if applicable, state that the respondent has 14 business days to correct the report that is the basis of the complaint, as provided by Section 254.0406, Election Code
(3) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill:
SECTION ____. Subchapter B, Chapter 254, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 254.0406 to read as follows:
Sec. 254.0406. CORRECTION OF FILED REPORT. A person who files a report under this chapter may correct the report if:
(1) the correction is made not later than the 14th business day after the person receives written notice of a complaint filed with the commission with regard to the report; and
(2) the original report was made in good faith and without an intent to mislead or to misrepresent the information contained in the report.
SECTION ____. Subchapter E, Chapter 571, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 571.1223 to read as follows:
Sec. 571.1223. DISMISSAL OF COMPLAINT AFTER CORRECTION OF POLITICAL REPORT. If, not later than the 14th business day after a person receives written notice of a complaint alleging that the person failed to properly file a report required under Chapter 254, Election Code, the person corrects the report that is the basis of the complaint, the commission shall dismiss the complaint, provided that the original report was made in good faith and without an intent to mislead or to misrepresent the information contained in the report.
SECTION ____. Section 571.124, Government Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (g), the [The] commission staff shall promptly conduct a preliminary review on receipt of a written complaint that is in compliance with the form requirements of Section 571.122.
(g) The commission may not conduct a preliminary review of a complaint alleging that a person failed to properly file a report required under Chapter 254, Election Code, until the period for correcting the report has expired as provided by Section 254.0406, Election Code.
(4) Renumber the subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.