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CS/HB 539: Alarm Confirmation

GENERAL BILL by Careers and Competition Subcommittee ; Cortes, B.

Alarm Confirmation; Revises requirements for alarm confirmation to include additional methods by which alarm monitoring company personnel may confirm residential or commercial intrusion/burglary alarm signal & to require two attempts be made to confirm alarm signal.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/22/2018 - Chapter No. 2018-51
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/6/2017 House • Filed
    11/15/2017 House • Referred to Careers and Competition Subcommittee; Commerce Committee -HJ 47
    1/5/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Careers and Competition Subcommittee, 01/09/18, 1:00 pm, Webster Hall
    1/9/2018 House • Introduced -HJ 47
    • CS by Careers and Competition Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 320
    1/11/2018 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS by Careers and Competition Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 306
    1/16/2018 House • Now in Commerce Committee -HJ 345
    • On Committee agenda-- Commerce Committee, 01/18/18, 10:30 am, Webster Hall
    1/18/2018 House • Favorable by- Commerce Committee; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 -HJ 364
    • Placed on Calendar -HJ 364
    1/25/2018 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 01/31/18
    1/31/2018 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 456
    • Read 3rd time -HJ 456
    • CS passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 456
    2/7/2018 Senate • In Messages
    2/8/2018 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 344
    • Received -SJ 344
    3/6/2018 Senate • Withdrawn from Regulated Industries; Community Affairs; Rules -SJ 746
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 782
    • Substituted for CS/SB 876 -SJ 747
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 746
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/7/2018 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 845
    • CS passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 845, 846
    3/7/2018 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1078
    3/14/2018 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    3/21/2018 • Approved by Governor
    3/22/2018 • Chapter No. 2018-51

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  • CS/HB 539, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/7/2018 at 3:26 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 876 (c1) Alarm Verification Bean Similar Last Action: 3/6/2018 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 539 (Ch. 2018-51) -SJ 746

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    489.529 Alarm verification calls required. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 539, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/11/2018 at 9:47 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 1/18/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 876 (c1) Alarm Verification Bean Similar Last Action: 3/6/2018 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 539 (Ch. 2018-51) -SJ 746

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    1/31/2018 4:40 PM House 114 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/7/2018 2:13 PM Senate 36 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    489.529 Alarm verification calls required. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • HB 539, Original Filed Version Posted 11/6/2017 at 5:00 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Careers and Competition Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/23/2018 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 876 Alarm Confirmation Bean Identical Last Action: 3/6/2018 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 539 (Ch. 2018-51) -SJ 746

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    403297 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Cortes, B. 1/8/2018
    4:44 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    1/9/2018
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    489.529 Alarm verification calls required. Page 1 (pdf)

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