Amend CSSB 6 (senate committee printing), in SECTION 5 of the bill, in added Section 148.003, Civil Practice and Remedies Code (page 6, between lines 37 and 38), by adding a new Subsection (j) to read as follows:
(j) If, at the time of the injury or death caused by exposing an individual to a pandemic disease during a pandemic emergency, an order, rule, or declaration of the governor or an agency of the state establishing or applying standards, guidelines, or protocols related to a pandemic disease does not apply to a person under this section, and no other standards, guidelines, or protocols applicable to the person have been promulgated and adopted by a local governmental entity with jurisdiction over the person, the person is deemed to be in compliance with government-promulgated standards, guidelines, and protocols for purposes of Subsection (a)(1)(B).