Amend HB 593 on third reading by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, an officer employed by a county with a population of less than 125,000 is not required to comply with Sections 1701.253(l) and 1701.402(l), Occupations Code, as added by this Act, before January 1, 2017.