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.