Amend CSHB 1493 (senate committee printing) as follows:

(1)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 5.065(a), Business Organizations Code (page 2, line 8), between "governmental entity" and the underlined comma, insert "specifying the basis on which a filing entity's name falsely implies affiliation with the governmental entity".

(2)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 5.065(a), Business Organizations Code (page 2, line 9), between "secretary's" and "discretion", insert "reasonable".

(3)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 5.065(a), Business Organizations Code (page 2, line 10), strike "within two years after the secretary's" and substitute "not later than the 30th day after the date of the secretary's".

(4)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 5.065(b), Business Organizations Code (page 2, line 18), strike "60th" and substitute "90th".

(5)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 5.065(c), Business Organizations Code (page 2, line 30), between "governmental entity" and the underlined period, insert "or by demonstrating that the filing entity's name does not falsely imply affiliation with the governmental entity".

(6)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 5.065(i), Business Organizations Code (page 2, line 47), between "governmental entity" and the underlined comma, insert "specifying the basis on which a filing entity's name falsely implies affiliation with the governmental entity".

(7)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 5.065(i), Business Organizations Code (page 2, line 48), between "secretary's" and "discretion", insert "reasonable".

(8)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 5.065(i), Business Organizations Code (page 2, line 49), strike "10" and substitute "eight".

(9)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 5.065(i), Business Organizations Code (page 2, line 54), strike "August 31, 2022" and substitute "December 31, 2021".

(10)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumber SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ___.  Not later than December 1, 2021, the secretary of state shall adopt rules and prescribe procedures under Section 5.065(h), Business Organizations Code, as added by this Act.

SECTION ___.  The secretary of state and the attorney general retain the authority under Section 5.065, Business Organizations Code, as added by this Act, to act on a written request by a governmental entity under Section 5.065(i), Business Organizations Code, as added by this Act, that is made before December 31, 2021.