Amend CSHB 2555 (house committee report) on page 1 as follows:

(1)  On line 7, strike "Section 420.034(c), Government Code, is" and substitute "Sections 420.034(a) and (c), Government Code, are".

(2)  Between lines 8 and 9, insert the following:

(a)  For purposes of this section, "evidence" means evidence collected during the investigation of a [an alleged] sexual assault or other sex offense, including:

(1)  evidence from an evidence collection kit used to collect and preserve evidence of a sexual assault or other sex offense; and

(2)  other biological evidence of a sexual assault or other sex offense.