Amend CSHB 2617 on page 29, between lines 26 and 27, by inserting the following SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly: SECTION 17. Section 13, Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies Act (Article 4413(29bb), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) A political subdivision may not offer alarm system sales, service, installation, or monitoring unless: (1) the service, installation, or monitoring is provided for property owned by the political subdivision; or (2) the monitoring is conducted for an ongoing criminal investigation.