JWW S.B. 1273 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS


PUBLIC SAFETY
S.B. 1273
By: Armbrister (Carter)
5-8-97
Committee Report (Unamended)


BACKGROUND 

Currently, the Private Investigators and Private Securities Act permits
persons holding a sellers' certificate to sell detection or other devices
for preventing or detecting burglary to serve a person's residence.  This
bill permits persons with a seller's certificate to sell detection or
other devices for preventing or detecting burglary for commercial use as
well as residential use. 

PURPOSE

This bill allows a person with a seller's certificate to sell detection or
other devices for preventing or detecting burglary for commercial use as
well as residential use. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or
institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 3A(a), Article 4413(29bb), V.T.C.S. (Private
Investigators and Private Security Agencies Act), to provide that the
provisions of this Act do not apply to a person who sells detection
devices or other devices for preventing or detecting burglary, rather than
burglary in a person's residence, if certain conditions exist.   

SECTION 2. Effective Date:  September 1, 1997.

SECTION 3. Emergency Clause.