By: Troxclair H.B. No. 4098
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to investigations and security provided by former members
of the special forces.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 1702.101 and 1702.102, Occupation Code,
are amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1702.101. INVESTIGATIONS COMPANY LICENSE REQUIRED.
(a) Unless the person holds a license as an investigations company,
a person may not:
(1) act as an investigations company;
(2) offer to perform the services of an investigations
company; or
(3) engage in business activity for which a license is
required under this chapter.
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a person who has served
in the special forces as defined by Section 1701.315(a), and is
conducting counter human-trafficking operations.
Sec. 1702.102. SECURITY SERVICES CONTRACTOR LICENSE
REQUIRED; SCOPE OF LICENSE. (a) Unless the person holds a license
as a security services contractor, a person may not:
(1) act as an alarm systems company, armored car
company, courier company, guard company, or locksmith company;
(2) offer to perform the services of a company in
Subdivision (1); or
(3) engage in business activity for which a license is
required under this chapter.
(b) A person licensed only as a security services contractor
may not conduct an investigation other than an investigation
incidental to the loss, misappropriation, or concealment of
property that the person has been engaged to protect.
(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a person who has served
in the special forces as defined by Section 1701.315(a), and is
conducting counter human-trafficking operations.
SECTION 2. Section 46.15, Penal Code, is amended by adding
Subsection 46.15(a)(11) to read as follows:
(11) a person who has served in the special forces as
defined by Section 1701.315(a), Occupations Code, and is conducting
counter human-trafficking operations.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect on September 1, 2023.