Amend HR 4 (adopting the permanent rules of the house) as follows:
(1) Add a new Section 22 to Rule 8 (page 156, after line 4) to read as follows:
Sec. 22. CONSIDERATION OF BILLS IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF SUNSET ADVISORY COMMISSION. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section, a bill may not contain provisions implementing more than one recommendation made by the Sunset Advisory Commission in its written report pursuant to the commission's review of a state agency, advisory committee, or other entity under Chapter 325, Government Code.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section, an amendment to a bill is not in order if adoption of the amendment would cause a bill to violate Subsection (a) of this section.
(c) A bill may contain provisions implementing more than one recommendation made by the Sunset Advisory Commission if:
(1) each recommendation is limited to the extension of a state agency, advisory committee, or other entity; or
(2) the bill has been adopted by a conference committee.
(2) Amend Rule 11, Section 2 (page 162, lines 10-25), to read as follows:
Sec. 2. MOTIONS ON A DIFFERENT SUBJECT OFFERED AS AMENDMENTS. No motion or proposition on a subject different from the subject under consideration shall be admitted as an amendment or as a substitute for the motion or proposition under debate. "Proposition" as used in this section shall include a bill, resolution, joint resolution, or any other motion which is amendable.
[Amendments pertaining to the organization, powers, regulation, and management of the agency, commission, or advisory committee under consideration are germane to bills extending state agencies, commissions, or advisory committees under the provisions of the Texas Sunset Act (Chapter 325, Government Code).]
An amendment to a committee substitute laid before the house in lieu of an original bill is germane if each subject of the amendment is a subject that is included in the committee substitute or was included in the original bill.
(3) Strike Rule 11, Section 6(g) (page 164, line 24, through page 165, line 3), and redesignate the remaining subsections of that section as appropriate.