DPS Agency Changes.-AB

Expanded the list of criminal convictions that serve as prima facie evidence of poor moral character for alarm system license applicants to include felonious assault, burglary, larceny, and specific drug-related offenses.

Corrected formatting errors and inconsistent spacing throughout the document, such as removing redundant line breaks and fixing the placement of the bill title and session information.

Clarified the definition of 'security systems business' and the requirements for qualifying agents by cleaning up repetitive and confusing phrasing in the text.

The bill version number was incremented from 3 to 4, and the House Committee Substitute was formally adopted on June 24, 2025, replacing previous committee versions.

The bill header was updated from Edition 2 to Edition 3, and a Finance Committee adoption date of June 3, 2025, was added.

The page number in the header was changed from 2 to 3.

Removed original sponsor names and Senate referral information from the header.

Added a 'Judiciary Committee Substitute Adopted 4/16/25' header indicating a specific version of the bill.

Altered the bill title to reflect new topics like ABC Commission oversight and National Guard judicial provisions.

Introduced numerous text errors, including repeated words (e.g., 'cameras cameras') and broken sentence structures throughout the alarm system licensing section.

The list of crimes that prevent an applicant from having 'good moral character' was expanded to explicitly include convictions involving the illegal use, carrying, or possession of a firearm.

The document header was updated to show the official bill number 'S710-v-1' and the filing date of March 26, 2025, replacing the initial draft tracking number.