Amend SB 144 (house committee report) as follows:

(1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Article 48.01, Code of Criminal Procedure (page 1, line 8), between the period and "In", insert "(a)".

(2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in amended Article 48.01, Code of Criminal Procedure (page 1, between lines 21 and 22), insert the following:

(b) The Board of Pardons and Paroles may recommend that the Governor grant a pardon to a person who:

(1) is placed on deferred adjudication community supervision under Section 5, Article 42.12, and subsequently receives a discharge and dismissal under Section 5(c) of that article;

(2) is not, at any time after the date of discharge and dismissal, convicted of or charged with a criminal offense, other than an offense under the Transportation Code punishable by fine only; and

(3) on or after the 10th anniversary of the date of discharge and dismissal, submits a written request to the board for a recommendation under this subsection.