82R414 TJB-D
By: Bonnen H.B. No. 802
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate
door-to-door solicitation and sales by an alarm systems company.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1702.134, Occupations Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as
follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), a [A] license
holder or an employee of a license holder is not required to obtain
an authorization, permit, franchise, or license from, pay another
fee or franchise tax to, or post a bond in a municipality, county,
or other political subdivision of this state to engage in business
or perform a service authorized under this chapter.
(a-1) An alarm systems company, including any employee or
contractor of an alarm systems company, engaged in business or
performing a service in a municipality must comply with any
ordinance regulating the unsolicited promotion, sale, or offer for
sale of goods or services in the municipality.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.