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.