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Amend HB 1286 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1)  On page 1, line 24, strike "Section 22.04(l), Penal Code, is amended" and substitute "Section 22.04, Penal Code, is amended by amending Subsection (l) and adding Subsection (m)".
(2)  On page 3, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:
(m)  It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Subsections (a)(1), (2), and (3) for injury to a disabled individual that the person did not know and could not reasonably have known that the individual was a disabled individual, as defined by Subsection (c), at the time of the offense.