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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate |
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door-to-door solicitation and sales by an alarm systems company. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1702.134, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), a [A] license |
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holder or an employee of a license holder is not required to obtain |
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an authorization, permit, franchise, or license from, pay another |
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fee or franchise tax to, or post a bond in a municipality, county, |
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or other political subdivision of this state to engage in business |
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or perform a service authorized under this chapter. |
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(a-1) An alarm systems company, including any employee or |
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contractor of an alarm systems company, engaged in business or |
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performing a service in a municipality must comply with any |
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ordinance regulating the unsolicited promotion, sale, or offer for |
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sale of goods or services in the municipality. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |