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.