79R7584 YDB-F

By:  Armbrister                                                   S.B. No. 1364



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to exemption of certain electronic access control device 
providers from private security regulation.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter N, Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, is 
amended by adding Section 1702.332 to read as follows:
	Sec. 1702.332.  CERTAIN MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND 
INSTALLERS OF ELECTRONIC ACCESS CONTROL DEVICES.  This chapter does 
not apply to a manufacturer, distributor, or installer of an 
electronic access control device that operates for the sole purpose 
of providing convenient and unrestricted access through a garage 
door or gate, such as an automatic garage door opener or automatic 
gate for a private residence.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.