Amend SB 500 (senate engrossment) in SECTION 1 of the bill, amending Section 2002.056(b-1), Occupations Code, as follows:

(1)  Strike "The" and substitute "Subsection (b) does not apply to the [The]".

(2)  Strike "may not exceed $500,000 [$250,000]" and substitute "[may not exceed $250,000]".