Amend CSHB 2041 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 4, line 18, strike "254.156 and 254.157" and substitute "254.156, 254.157, and 254.158".
(2) On page 7, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:
Sec. 254.158. REMOVAL OF SIGNS. A facility that closes or for which a license issued under this chapter expires or is suspended or revoked shall immediately remove or cause to be removed any signs within view of the general public indicating that the facility is in operation.
SECTION 7. Sections 254.203(a) and (b), Health and Safety Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) The department may petition a district court for a temporary restraining order to restrain a continuing violation of the standards or licensing requirements provided under this chapter or of Section 254.158 if the department finds that the violation creates an immediate threat to the health and safety of the patients of a facility or of the public.
(b) A district court, on petition of the department and on a finding by the court that a person is violating the standards or licensing requirements provided under this chapter or is violating Section 254.158, may by injunction:
(1) prohibit a person from continuing the [a] violation [of the standards or licensing requirements provided under this chapter];
(2) restrain or prevent the establishment or operation of a facility without a license issued under this chapter; or
(3) grant any other injunctive relief warranted by the facts.
(3) Renumber the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.