H933 Summary: Alarm Systems Licensing Act/Revisions

• Renames Chapter 74D from "Alarm Systems" to "Electronic Security Systems" throughout the statute for clarity and modernization.

• Increases liability insurance requirements for alarm system businesses from $50,000/$100,000/$20,000 to $250,000/$500,000/$100,000 in bodily injury and property damage coverage.

• Raises licensing and registration fees, including initial application fees (up to $500), renewal license fees (up to $1,000), registration fees (up to $100), and branch office certificate fees (up to $300).

• Clarifies criminal background check procedures and conviction definitions to include "prayer for judgment continued, adjudication withheld, or equivalent" outcomes as disqualifying convictions.

• Adds specific grounds for license denial and suspension related to deceptive sales practices including fraudulently claiming business ownership changes, falsely representing competitor dissolution, impersonating current service providers, and misrepresenting equipment upgrades.