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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of alarm system services by certain |
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municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 6002.004(d), Insurance Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(d) Subsection (b) does not apply to: |
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(1) a political subdivision: |
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(A) [(1)] in a county with a population of less |
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than 80,000; or |
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(B) [(2)] in which monitoring is not otherwise |
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provided or available; or |
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(2) a municipality: |
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(A) with a population of less than 5,000; and |
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(B) adjacent to: |
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(i) a municipality with a population of |
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more than two million; and |
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(ii) at least one municipality with a |
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population of less than 5,000. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1702.3705(c), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The limitations of Subsection (a) do not apply to: |
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(1) a political subdivision: |
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(A) in a county with a population of less than |
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80,000; or |
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(B) in which [or in a political subdivision
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where] monitoring is not otherwise provided or available; or |
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(2) a municipality: |
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(A) with a population of less than 5,000; and |
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(B) adjacent to: |
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(i) a municipality with a population of |
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more than two million; and |
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(ii) at least one municipality with a |
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population of less than 5,000. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |