Article V Conventions; enacting the Dr. Tom Coburn Act; definitions; prohibited conduct; criminal penalties; effective date.

Added 'Hilbert' as a co-author to the bill sponsors, changing the attribution from 'By: Lepak' to 'By: Lepak and Hilbert'.

Updated the document header to reflect the 'Floor (House)' version and included a note indicating that bold face text denotes Committee Amendments.

Adjusted page headers and footers to match the new Floor version format, including updated page numbers and tracking numbers.

Added formal definitions for 'Commissioner,' 'Commission,' and 'Alternate commissioner' to clarify roles and authority.

Added felony penalties for commissioners who exceed their granted authority and for individuals who bribe, threaten, or obstruct commissioners.

Set the effective date of the act to November 1, 2025.

Updated page reference numbers and removed the 'Proposed Committee Substitute' header to reflect the final committee substitute version.

The document header was changed from 'ENGROSSED HOUSE' to 'PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE', indicating the bill is no longer in its final form and is subject to further committee review.

A formal amendment motion block was inserted at the beginning, documenting the committee's intent to replace the entire bill text.

The final passage signatures and dates from the House and Senate were removed, as the bill has not yet been passed in this new version.

The bill title was changed from 'House Bill 2299' to 'Dr. Tom Coburn Act'.

The status header was updated from 'AS INTRODUCED' to 'ENGROSSED HOUSE' and 'ENGR. H. B. NO. 2299'.

A new definition for 'Alternate commissioner' was added to clarify the role of individuals filling vacancies in the delegation.

The penalty section was updated to explicitly include 'alternate commissioners' alongside regular commissioners and interim commissioners.

The effective date section was updated to reflect the final passage dates in March 2025.