Amend SB 2 (senate committee printing) as follows:

(1)  Strike SECTIONS 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 of the bill (page 3, line 38, through page 10, line 66).

(2)  Strike SECTION 10 of the bill (page 11, lines 17-24) and substitute the following appropriately numbered SECTION:

SECTION ____.  Except as otherwise provided by this Act:

(1)  this Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution; and

(2)  if this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect December 1, 2017.

(3)  Renumber the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.