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Amend CSSB 12 (senate committee printing) in SECTION 3 of the bill as follows:
(1) Between added Sections 143A.003 and 143A.004, Civil Practice and Remedies Code (page 4, between lines 67 and 68), insert the following:
(d) This chapter does not apply to censorship of an expression that is the subject of a referral or request from an organization whose purpose is to prevent the sexual exploitation of children and protect survivors of childhood sexual abuse from ongoing harassment.
(2) In added Section 143A.005, Civil Practice and Remedies Code (page 5, line 3), between the underlined period and "This", insert "(a)".
(3) Between added Sections 143A.005 and 143A.006, Civil Practice and Remedies Code (page 5, between lines 8 and 9), insert the following:
(b) This chapter may not be construed to prohibit or restrict an interactive computer service from authorizing or facilitating a user's ability to censor specific expression at the request of that user.