CS/HB 779: Alarm System Registration
GENERAL BILL by Business and Professions Subcommittee ; Cortes, B. ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Avila
Alarm System Registration; Provides uniform process for registration of home & business alarm systems; requires owner, lessee, or occupant, or authorized representative thereof, of property to register alarm system within 20 days after occupancy or after installation of alarm system; authorizes applicable local governmental entity to charge registration fee; specifies requirements of application form; requires owner, lessee, or occupant, or authorized representative thereof, to notify applicable local governmental agency of change in information provided in application form within 30 days; authorizes applicable local governmental entity to assess or impose fines or penalties for failure to register alarm system or for excessive false alarms; provides that fines & penalties are responsibility of owner, lessee, or occupant of property.
Last Action: 3/11/2016 House - Died in Local Government Affairs Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 535 (Ch. 2016-129)
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/24/2015 | House |
• Filed |
| 12/10/2015 | House |
• Referred to Business and Professions Subcommittee; Local Government Affairs Subcommittee; Regulatory Affairs Committee -HJ 68 |
| 1/12/2016 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 68 |
| 1/15/2016 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Business and Professions Subcommittee, 01/20/16, 12:00 pm, 12 HOB |
| 1/20/2016 | House |
• CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 1 -HJ 257 |
| 1/22/2016 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c) • CS by Business and Professions Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 255 |
| 1/25/2016 | House |
• Now in Local Government Affairs Subcommittee -HJ 262 |
| 3/11/2016 | House |
• Died in Local Government Affairs Subcommittee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 535 (Ch. 2016-129) |
