83R6553 AJZ-D By: Naishtat H.B. No. 2298 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the definition of "advanced life support" for the purposes of providing emergency medical services. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 773.003(1), Health and Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: (1) "Advanced life support" means emergency prehospital care that uses invasive medical acts, including an advanced life support assessment. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2013.