Amend CSHB 1059 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 1, line 16, between "commission" and the underscored period, insert ", using software produced by the commission that provides for information to be submitted in a searchable format".
(2) On page 2, lines 17-18, strike "Sections 572.023(a) and (b), Government Code, are amended" and substitute "Section 572.023, Government Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h)".
(3) On page 2, strike lines 19-27.
(4) On page 3, line 17, strike "a list" and substitute "identification by name and the category of the market value [a list]".
(5) On page 5, line 23, strike "number of shares" and substitute "dollar value [number of shares]".
(6) On page 6, lines 12-14, strike "other source of earned or unearned income not reported under another provision of this subsection, including".
(7) On page 6, insert the following between lines 16 and 17:
(e) For purposes of Subsections (b)(2), (3), and (13), an individual filing the report who owns shares of stock or bonds in a fund is required to report only the shares or bonds the individual owns, not the shares of stock or bonds the fund owns. An individual filing a report who has delegated the responsibility to buy and sell shares of stock or bonds to an account manager but retains ownership of the shares or bonds must report the information about each of the shares or bonds held or acquired during the year covered by the report as required by Subsection (b). Subsections (b)(2), (3), and (13) require the category of the dollar value of the amount of shares of stock or shares in a mutual fund and the category of the market value of bonds to be reported separately for each business entity, bond issuer, or mutual fund.
(f) An individual is not required by Subsection (b)(5) to report a liability incurred under a revolving charge account if the individual pays in full the entire amount owed at least as frequently as every 90 days.
(g) A person who electronically files a verified financial statement with the commission or another filing authority is not required to include a notarized affidavit with the financial statement if the person:
(1) has requested and received an electronic filing password pursuant to the rules of the commission or other authority, as applicable; and
(2) uses that password to file the financial statement.
(h) Each financial statement filed under this chapter that is not filed electronically must be accompanied by an affidavit executed by the person required to file the financial statement. The affidavit must contain the statement: "I swear, or affirm, under penalty of perjury, that the accompanying report is true and correct and includes all information required to be reported by me under Chapter 572, Government Code." Each financial statement filed electronically under this chapter must be under oath by the person required to file the financial statement and must contain, in compliance with commission or local filing authority specifications, the digitized signature of the person required to file the financial statement. A financial statement filed under this chapter is considered to be under oath by the person required to file the financial statement, and the person is subject to prosecution under Chapter 37, Penal Code, regardless of the absence of or a defect in the affidavit.
(8) On page 6, line 25, strike "15th" and substitute "second".
(9) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 571.0671, Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) Electronic report data saved in a commission temporary storage location for later retrieval and editing before the report is filed is confidential and may not be disclosed. After the report is filed with the commission, the information disclosed in the filed report is public information to the extent provided by the law requiring the filing of the report.