Amend CSHB 2271 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering the remaining SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____. Section 6.04, Texas Racing Act (Article 179e, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:

(a-1) The commission shall issue a racetrack license to a qualified person not later than the 180th day after the date the background check of the applicant is complete under Section 6.031 of this Act.