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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the treatment of wineries during a state of disaster or |
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emergency. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 16, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 16.13 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 16.13. STATE OF DISASTER OR EMERGENCY. |
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a winery shall be |
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treated in the same manner as a restaurant for any order, |
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proclamation, regulation, or directive issued by the governor or a |
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local governmental body that relates to the operation of an |
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alcoholic beverage establishment during a state of disaster or |
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local state of disaster declared under Chapter 418, Government |
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Code, or a state of emergency proclaimed under Chapter 433, |
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Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |