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By: Hegar |
S.B. No. 949 |
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(In the Senate - Filed February 27, 2007; March 7, 2007, |
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read first time and referred to Committee on Business and Commerce; |
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March 29, 2007, reported adversely, with favorable Committee |
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Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; March 29, 2007, |
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sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 949 |
By: Watson |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of a private business providing security |
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services by a political subdivision of this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 1702.184 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1702.184. LOCAL REGULATION OF CERTAIN SECURITY |
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SERVICES FOR PRIVATE BUSINESSES. (a) Except as provided by |
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Subsection (b), a political subdivision of this state may not |
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require a private business to contract with or employ a peace |
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officer to provide security services for the business. |
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(b) This section does not apply to a requirement that a |
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private business contract with or employ a peace officer to provide |
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security services for a public event. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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