LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 18, 2007

TO:	Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1784 by Haggerty (Relating to notice of certain information concerning a governmental body's alarm system response policy.), As Engrossed

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Local Government Code to authorize a municipality that adopts or proposes to adopt an ordinance regarding alarm systems to notify alarm permit holders that the permit holder may contract with a security services provider licensed by the Texas Private Security Board (board) to respond to an alarm. The notice, if given, must include the board's telephone number and Internet website address.

The bill would take effect September 1, 2007.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

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