BILL ANALYSIS

C.S.H.B. 1825

By: Turner

Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Committee Report (Substituted)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Arlington Independent School District's Center for Visual and Performing Arts is a world-class venue in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex and nestled within the Arlington Entertainment District. Under current statute, the sale of alcoholic beverages at events not sponsored or sanctioned by the district is prohibited at a district-owned facility. This prohibition places the center at a disadvantage when it comes to hosting third-party rentals or private events. C.S.H.B. 1825 seeks to authorize the board of trustees of Arlington Independent School District to adopt a policy allowing the consumption, possession, and sale of an alcoholic beverage at an event held at a performing arts facility for an event not sponsored or sanctioned by the district.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

ANALYSIS

C.S.H.B. 1825 amends the Education Code to extend to the board of trustees of a public school district located in a county in which a district-owned performing arts facility is located within two miles of two or more stadiums with a minimum capacity of 40,000 people the authority to adopt a policy allowing the consumption, possession, and sale of an alcoholic beverage at an event held at such a facility if the facility is leased to a nonprofit organization for an event not sponsored or sanctioned by the district.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2023.

COMPARISON OF INTRODUCED AND SUBSTITUTE

While C.S.H.B. 1825 may differ from the introduced in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following summarizes the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.

Whereas the introduced extended the authority to adopt an alcoholic beverage policy to the board of trustees of a school district located in a county in which two or more stadiums with a minimum capacity of 40,000 people are located, the substitute instead extends that authority to the board of a district located in a county in which a district-owned performing arts facility is located within two miles of two or more such stadiums.