Amend HB 4 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 1, line 18, between "state" and "from", insert "directly".
(2) On page 2, strike lines 17-20 and substitute the following:
(e) Notwithstanding any other law, a peace officer who is charging a person detained for a violation of this section with committing an offense under this section may, in lieu of arresting the person or taking the person before a magistrate, remove the person by:
(1) collecting available identifying information of the person, which may include the use of photographic and biometric measures that are cross-referenced with all relevant local, state, and federal criminal databases;
(3) Strike page 3, line 27, through page 4, line 3, and substitute the following:
(d) Notwithstanding any other law, a peace officer who is charging a person detained for a violation of this section with committing an offense under this section may, in lieu of arresting the person or taking the person before a magistrate, remove the person by:
(1) collecting available identifying information of the person, which may include the use of photographic and biometric measures that are cross-referenced with all relevant local, state, and federal criminal databases;
(4) On page 5, strike lines 5-15 and substitute the following:
from a cause of action resulting from an action taken by the official, employee, or contractor to enforce Chapter 51, Penal Code, during the course and scope of the official's, employee's, or contractor's office, employment, or contractual performance for or service on behalf of the local government.
(b) Indemnification payments made under Subsection (a) by a local government may not exceed:
(1) $100,000 to any one person or $300,000 for any single occurrence in the case of personal injury or death; or
(2) $10,000 for a single occurrence of property damage.
(5) On page 5, between lines 23 and 24, insert the following:
(d) This section may not be construed to waive any statutory limits on damages under state law.
(6) On page 6, strike lines 4-14 and substitute the following:
from an action taken by the official, employee, or contractor to enforce Chapter 51, Penal Code, during the course and scope of the official's, employee's, or contractor's office, employment, or contractual performance for or service on behalf of the state.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, indemnification under Subsection (a) is not subject to any indemnification limits under state law.
(7) On page 6, between lines 26 and 27, insert the following:
(e) This section may not be construed to waive any statutory limits on damages under state law.