Amend HR 4 (adopting the permanent House Rules for the 84th Legislature) as follows:
In Rule 4, Section 20, add Subsection (h) to read as follows:
(h) The chair shall recognize a witness to address the committee on a matter before the committee if the witness:
(1) is present at a hearing at which public testimony is taken on the matter; and
(2) has filed the sworn statement with the chair before the time that public testimony on the matter has concluded indicating that the witness would like to address the committee on the matter.