Amend HB 2039 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  On page 1, line 4, strike "Section 2.202(a), Family Code, is", and substitute "Sections 2.202(a), (b), and (b-1), Family Code, are".

(2)  On page 1, strike lines 8 through 14 and substitute the following:

(1)  [a licensed or ordained Christian minister or priest;

[(2) a Jewish rabbi;

[(3)] a person who is [an officer of a religious organization and who is] authorized by a religious [the] organization to conduct a marriage ceremony;

(3)  On page 1, line 15, strike "(4)" and substitute "(2) [(4)]".

(4)  On page 2, line 2, strike "(5)" and substitute "(3) [(5)]".

(5)  On page 2, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:

(b)  For the purposes of Subsection (a)(2) [(a)(4)], a retired judge or justice is a former judge or justice who is vested in the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One or the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two or who has an aggregate of at least 12 years of service as judge or justice of any type listed in Subsection (a)(2) [(a)(4)].

(b-1)  For the purposes of Subsection (a)(3) [(a)(5)], a retired judge or magistrate is a former judge or magistrate of a federal court of this state who is fully vested in the Federal Employees Retirement System under 28 U.S.C. Section 371 or 377.