| 1 | 1 | | 85R17981 TSR-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Rinaldi, Kuempel, Villalba, Phelan, H.B. No. 421 |
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| 3 | 3 | | King of Parker, et al. |
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| 4 | 4 | | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 421: |
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| 5 | 5 | | By: Burns C.S.H.B. No. 421 |
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| 8 | 8 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 9 | 9 | | AN ACT |
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| 10 | 10 | | relating to an exemption from application of the Private Security |
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| 11 | 11 | | Act for volunteer security services provided at a place of |
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| 12 | 12 | | religious worship. |
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| 13 | 13 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 14 | 14 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter N, Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, is |
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| 15 | 15 | | amended by adding Section 1702.333 to read as follows: |
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| 16 | 16 | | Sec. 1702.333. PLACE OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP; CERTAIN |
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| 17 | 17 | | VOLUNTEERS. (a) In this section, "volunteer security services" |
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| 18 | 18 | | means services or activities that are: |
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| 19 | 19 | | (1) regulated under this chapter; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | (2) provided without compensation or remuneration. |
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| 21 | 21 | | (b) This chapter does not apply to a person who is providing |
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| 22 | 22 | | volunteer security services on the premises of a church, synagogue, |
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| 23 | 23 | | or other established place of religious worship. |
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| 24 | 24 | | (c) While providing volunteer security services under |
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| 25 | 25 | | Subsection (b), a person may not wear a uniform or badge that: |
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| 26 | 26 | | (1) contains the word "security"; or |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2) gives the person the appearance of being a peace |
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| 28 | 28 | | officer, personal protection officer, or security officer. |
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| 29 | 29 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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