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Amend CSHB 2304 by adding the following appropriately
numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering the subsequent
SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter F, Chapter 214, Local Government
Code, is amended by adding Section 214.1955 to read as follows:
Sec. 214.1955. MULTI-UNIT HOUSING FACILITIES. (a) A
municipality may not refuse to issue an alarm system permit for a
residential location solely because the residential location is an
individual residential unit located in a multi-unit housing
facility.
(b) In issuing an alarm system permit for an alarm installed
in an individual residential unit of a multi-unit housing facility,
the municipality shall issue the permit to the person occupying the
individual residential unit.
(c) A municipality may impose a penalty under Section
214.197 for the signaling of a false alarm on the premises of a
multi-unit housing facility for a facility other than an individual
residential unit only if the permit holder is notified of:
(1) the date of the signaling of the false alarm;
(2) the address of the multi-unit housing facility
where the signaling of the false alarm occurred; and
(3) the identification of the individual facility, if
applicable, located on the multi-unit housing facility premises
where the signaling of the false alarm occurred.