Amend HB 2 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  Strike SECTION 11 of the bill (page 19, lines 5-12) and substitute the following:

SECTION 11.  (a) Sections 2-10 of this Act take effect 60 days after publication in the Texas Register of a finding of fact made by the attorney general that the state has abolished the use of the death penalty as a punishment available on final conviction of a criminal offense.

(b)  The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall adopt the standards required by Section 245.010, Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act, not later than the expiration of six months after the effective date of Sections 2-10 of this Act described in Subsection (a) of this section.

(c)  A facility licensed under Chapter 245, Health and Safety Code, is not required to comply with the standards adopted under Section 245.010, Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act, until the expiration of six months after the effective date of Sections 2-10 of this Act described in Subsection (a) of this section.

(2)  On page 19, line 13, strike "This" and substitute "Except as provided by Section 11 of this Act, this".