Amend CSHB 46 (senate committee report) as follows:

(1)  In SECTION 17 of the bill, requiring the issuance of licenses to dispensing organizations (page 5, line 4), between "SECTION 17." and "Not", insert the following:

(a)  Not later than October 1, 2025, the Department of Public Safety shall license three additional dispensing organizations in accordance with Section 487.104, Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act, provided at least three applicants for a license to operate as a dispensing organization have met the requirements for approval provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 487, Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act.  The department may issue a new license as provided by this subsection only to a dispensing organization that applied for a license in 2023.

(b)

(2)  In SECTION 17 of the bill, requiring the issuance of licenses to dispensing organizations (page 5, line 8), between "this Act" and ", provided", insert "and those licensed under Subsection (a) of this section".