Amend SB 1224 (house committee printing) as follows:
      (1)  In SECTION 1 of the bill, strike amended Subdivisions
(1) and (6), Section 1702.002, Occupations Code (page 1, lines 7
through 18), and substitute the following:
            (1)  "Alarm system" means an alarm system, burglar
alarm signal device, electronic keypad with a panic alarm feature,
burglar alarm, robbery alarm, closed circuit <television> camera
used as a detection device, medical alert services button, or
remote panic alarm button <still camera used to signal the presence
of an emergency to which law enforcement or emergency services are
expected to respond>.
            (6)  "Detection device" means an electronic device used
as a part of a burglar, emergency, or robbery alarm, including an
electronic security control panel <a control>, audible alarm,
communications device, motion detector, door or window switch,
sound detector, vibration detector, light beam, pressure mat,
wiring used as part of an alarm device, an electronic device used
to limit a person's access into a structure or gate compound,
including a card reader, proximity reader, push-button keypad, door
or gate entry device, or similar device.
      (2)  Between SECTIONS 14 and 15 of the bill (page 9, between
lines 12 and 13), insert the following appropriately numbered
section:
      SECTION ____. Subsection (b), Section 1702.324, Occupations
Code, is amended to read as follows:
      (b)  This chapter does not apply to:
            (1)  a manufacturer or a manufacturer's authorized
distributor who sells equipment to a license holder that is used in
the operations for which the person is required to be licensed;
            (2)  a person engaged exclusively in the business of
obtaining and providing information to:
                  (A)  determine creditworthiness;
                  (B)  collect debts; or
                  (C)  ascertain the reliability of information
provided by an applicant for property, life, or disability
insurance or an indemnity or surety bond;
            (3)  a person engaged exclusively in the business of
repossessing property that is secured by a mortgage or other
security interest;
            (4)  a locksmith who:
                  (A)  does not install or service detection
devices;
                  (B)  does not conduct investigations; and
                  (C)  is not a security services contractor;
            (5)  a person who:
                  (A)  is engaged in the business of psychological
testing or other testing and interviewing services, including
services to determine attitudes, honesty, intelligence,
personality, and skills, for preemployment purposes; and
                  (B)  does not perform any other service that
requires a license under this chapter;
            (6)  a person who:
                  (A)  is engaged in obtaining information that is
a public record under Chapter 552, Government Code, regardless of
whether the person receives compensation;
                  (B)  is not a full-time employee, as defined by
Section 61.001, Labor Code, of a person licensed under this
chapter; and
                  (C)  does not perform any other act that requires
a license under this chapter;
            (7)  a licensed professional engineer practicing
engineering or directly supervising engineering practice under The
Texas Engineering Practice Act (Article 3271a, Vernon's Texas Civil
Statutes), including forensic analysis, burglar alarm system
engineering, and necessary data collection;
            (8)  an employee of a cattle association who inspects
livestock brands under the authority granted to the cattle
association by the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards
Administration of the United States Department of Agriculture;
            (9)  a landman performing activities in the course and
scope of the landman's business;
            (10)  an attorney while engaged in the practice of law;
            (11)  a person who obtains a document for use in
litigation under an authorization or subpoena issued for a written
or oral deposition;     <or>
            (12)  an admitted insurer, insurance adjuster, agent,
or insurance broker licensed by the state, performing duties in
connection with insurance transacted by that person;
            (13)  a person who:
                  (A)  installs, repairs, or performs services on
garage door operators and garage door remote controllers in single
and multiple family residential structures; and
                  (B)  does not perform any other act that requires
a license under this chapter;
            (14)  a person who:
                  (A)  installs, repairs, or performs services on
gate operators and remote gate controllers in single family
residential structures or performs services on gate operators in
multiple family residential or commercial facilities; and
                  (B)  does not perform any other act that requires
a license under this chapter; or
            (15)  a person who installs, repairs, or performs
services on a single door access system that is not connected to a
central system.
      (3)  In SECTION 17 of the bill (page 9, line 23, through page
10, line 4), change the references to sections of the bill
accordingly to take into account the renumbering of SECTIONS of the
bill.
      (4)  In SECTION 18 of the bill, between "Section 1702.002,"
and "and Sections 1702.062," (page 10, line 9) insert "Subsection
(b), Section 1702.324,".
      (5)  Renumber the sections of the bill accordingly.