Amend CSSB 8 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 8, line 5, between "241.010" and the underlined comma, insert "and except as provided by Section 697.0085".
(2) On page 10, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:
Sec. 697.0085. EXCEPTIONS. (a) A health care facility is not required to comply with this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter if:
(1) compliance would violate a sincerely held religious belief of an owner of the facility; or
(2) the pregnant woman asserts that compliance would violate a sincerely held religious belief of the woman.
(b) An employee of a health care facility is not required to comply with this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter if compliance would violate a sincerely held religious belief of the employee.
(c) A person who asserts the person was acting in accordance with an accommodation provided by this section is not subject to an administrative penalty under Section 697.007 or a civil penalty under Section 697.008 for failure to comply with this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.