Amend CSSB 19 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 1, line 17, after the underlined period, insert "The term does not include a sole proprietorship."
(2) Strike page 1, line 22, through page 2, line 9, and substitute the following:
(i) refuse to engage in the trade of any goods or services with the entity or association based solely on its status as a firearm entity or firearm trade association;
(ii) refrain from continuing an existing business relationship with the entity or association based solely on its status as a firearm entity or firearm trade association; or
(iii) terminate an existing business relationship with the entity or association based solely on its status as a firearm entity or firearm trade association; and
(B) does not include:
(i) the established policies of a merchant, retail seller, or platform that restrict or prohibit the listing or selling of ammunition, firearms, or firearm accessories; and
(ii) a company's refusal to engage in the trade of any goods or services, decision to refrain from continuing an existing business relationship, or decision to terminate an existing business relationship:
(aa) to comply with federal, state, or local law, policy, or regulations or a directive by a regulatory agency; or
(bb) for any traditional business reason that is specific to the customer or potential customer and not based solely on an entity's or association's status as a firearm entity or firearm trade association.
(3) On page 3, strike lines 9-12, and substitute the following:
Sec. 2274.002. PROVISION REQUIRED IN CONTRACT. (a) This section applies only to a contract that:
(1) is between a governmental entity and a company with at least 10 full-time employees; and
(2) has a value of at least $100,000 that is paid wholly or partly from public funds of the governmental entity.
(4) On page 3, line 13, between "by" and "Section", insert "Subsection (c) and".
(5) On page 3, strike lines 17-24, and substitute the following:
(1) does not have a practice, policy, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association; and
(2) will not discriminate during the term of the contract against a firearm entity or firearm trade association.
(c) Subsection (b) does not apply to a governmental entity that:
(1) contracts with a sole-source provider; or
(2) does not receive any bids from a company that is able to provide the written verification required by that subsection.