By: Thompson of Harris (Senate Sponsor - Birdwell) H.B. No. 3897

(In the Senate - Received from the House May 12, 2021; May 12, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on Business & Commerce; May 21, 2021, reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 1; May 21, 2021, sent to printer.) Click here to see the committee vote

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 3897 By: Hancock

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to fees levied by municipalities and counties for certain alcoholic beverage licenses.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 61.36, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:

(a-1) The fee authorized by Subsection (a) for a brewer's license or a brewer's self-distribution license may not exceed 50 percent of the fee set by rule for the license.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.

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