Amend CSHB 23 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 2, at the end of line 3, insert an underlined period.
(2) On page 2, strike lines 4-10.
(3) On page 3, lines 18-19, strike "a person who seeks to influence, on behalf of a vendor, the contract award made by a local governmental entity, or is".
(4) On page 7, at the end of line 25, insert "or".
(5) On page 7, line 27, strike "; or" and substitute an underlined period.
(6) On page 8, strike lines 1-3.
(7) On page 10, line 1, between "date" and "of", insert "on which the vendor becomes aware".
(8) On page 11, line 22, between "date" and "of", insert "on which the vendor becomes aware".
(9) On page 12, line 11, strike "violation of this chapter has occurred" and substitute "vendor failed to file a conflict of interest questionnaire required by Section 176.006".
(10) On page 12, between lines 11-12, insert the following:
(f) It is an exception to the application of Subsection (a) that the local government officer filed the required conflict disclosure statement not later than the seventh business day after the date the officer received notice from the local governmental entity of the alleged violation.
(g) It is an exception to the application of Subsection (b) that the vendor filed the required questionnaire not later than the seventh business day after the date the vendor received notice from the local governmental entity of the alleged violation.