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Amend CSHJR 135 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1) Strike lines 14-17 and substitute the following:

(b) The government may not directly, indirectly, or incidentally impose a substantial burden on an individual's or organization's free exercise of religion that is based on a sincerely held religious belief, unless the government is:

(2) On page 1, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following:

(c) Subsection (b) of this section incorporates, and shall be interpreted consistently with the protections granted by, and the exceptions made by, Chapter 110, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, as that law existed on January 1, 2011, except that it is contemplated that the legislature may amend that law to further:

(1) specify and limit the compensatory and other relief that may be awarded as a result of a violation of Subsection (b) of this section; and

(2) regulate the time and manner in which a claim for a violation of Subsection (b) of this section may be brought.

(2) On page 1, line 22, strike "(c)" and substitute "(d)".