Amend CSSB 1 on page I-41, in the bill pattern of the Texas Ethics Commission, by striking Rider 6, Legal Services, and substituting the following new rider:

6.  Legal Services. Included in amounts appropriated above in Strategy A.1.3, Enforcement, for fiscal year 2026 is $600,000 out of the general revenue fund to the Texas Ethics Commission for the sole purpose of the procurement of outside legal counsel related to the enforcement or defense of laws under the Commission's jurisdiction.

Any unexpended balances in the appropriation made herein and remaining as of August 31, 2026, are appropriated to the Property Tax Relief Fund and may be used only to reduce the state compression percentage pursuant to Section 48.255 of the Education Code.