Amend HB 2817 by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter A, Chapter 13, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 13.008 to read as follows:
Sec. 13.008. PERFORMANCE-BASED COMPENSATION FOR REGISTERING VOTERS PROHIBITED. (a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) compensates another person based on the number of voter registrations that the other person successfully facilitates;
(2) presents another person with a quota of voter registrations to facilitate as a condition of payment or employment;
(3) engages in another practice that causes another person's compensation from or employment status with the person to be dependent on the number of voter registrations that the other person facilitates; or
(4) accepts compensation for an activity described by Subdivision (1), (2), or (3).
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) An officer, director, or other agent of an entity that commits an offense under this section is punishable for the offense.
SECTION ____. Section 13.036(a), Election Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) An appointment as a volunteer deputy registrar is terminated on:
(1) the expiration of the volunteer deputy's term of appointment; or
(2) the final conviction of the volunteer deputy for an offense prescribed by Section 13.008 or 13.043.