Amend CSSB 317 by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill appropriately: SECTION ___. Subchapter F, Chapter 349, Finance Code, is amended by adding Section 349.503 to read as follows: Sec. 349.503. CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS IN CONNECTION WITH SALE- LEASEBACK TRANSACTION. (a) If a buyer in a sale-leaseback transaction requires the seller to provide a check as security for the transaction, the buyer may not file or threaten to file a charge, complaint, or criminal prosecution under Section 31.03, 31.04, or 32.41, Penal Code, based on nonpayment of the check. (b) A buyer who violates Subsection (a) commits an offense. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.