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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the sale of wine and beer on Sundays. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 24.07, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 24.07. WHEN LICENSE ALSO HELD: HOURS OF SALE, ETC. A |
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holder of a wine only package store permit who also holds a retail |
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dealer's off-premise license for the same location may remain open |
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and sell ale, wine, vinous liquors, and beer, for off-premises |
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consumption only, on any day and during the same hours as those |
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prescribed for the sale of beer under Section 105.05 [that the |
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holder of a wine and beer retailer's permit may sell ale, beer, and |
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wine], except that the permit holder [he] may not sell wine or |
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vinous liquor containing more than 17 percent alcohol by volume on a |
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Sunday or after 10 p.m. on any day. |
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SECTION 2. Section 105.04, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 105.04. HOURS OF SALE: WINE AND BEER RETAILER. The |
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hours of sale and delivery for alcoholic beverages sold under a wine |
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and beer retailer's permit or a wine and beer retailer's off-premise |
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permit are the same as those prescribed for the sale of beer under |
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Section 105.05 [of this code, except that no sale shall be allowed |
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between 2 a.m. and noon on Sunday]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 105.05(b), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A person may sell, offer for sale, or deliver beer |
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between 7 a.m. and midnight on any day except Sunday. On Sunday a |
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person [he] may sell beer between midnight and 1:00 a.m. and between |
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noon and midnight, except that: |
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(1) permittees or licensees authorized to sell for |
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on-premise consumption may sell beer between 10:00 a.m. and noon if |
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the beer is served to a customer during the service of food to the |
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customer; and |
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(2) holders of a retail dealer's on-premise license or |
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a retail dealer's off-premise license may also sell beer for |
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off-premise consumption between 10:00 a.m. and noon. |
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SECTION 4.. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |