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Amend SB 23 on third reading as follows:
(1) In amended Section 1, Article 37.071, Code of Criminal Procedure, as amended on second reading by Floor Amendment No. 1 by Schaefer, on page 2, lines 25-26 of the amendment, strike "40 years" and substitute "28 years".
(2) In amended Section 508.145(b), Government Code, as amended on second reading by Floor Amendment No. 1 by Schaefer, on page 3, line 12 of the amendment, strike "40 calendar years" and substitute "28 [40] calendar years".