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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a local option election on the sale of certain alcoholic |
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beverages on Sunday. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 105.01(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided in Sections 105.011, 105.02, 105.03, |
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105.04, 105.08, and 105.091, no person may sell, offer for sale, or |
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deliver any liquor: |
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(1) on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas |
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Day; |
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(2) on Sunday; or |
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(3) before 10 a.m. or after 9 p.m. on any other day. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 105, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 105.011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 105.011. SUNDAY SALE OF LIQUOR IN CERTAIN AREAS. In an |
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area where the sale on Sunday of liquor for off-premise consumption |
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has been approved by local option election: |
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(1) the holder of a package store permit may sell, |
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offer for sale, or deliver liquor on Sunday between 10 a.m. and 9 |
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p.m.; |
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(2) the holder of a wholesaler's permit may sell, offer |
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for sale, or deliver liquor to a retailer anytime on Sunday; and |
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(3) the holder of a local distributor's permit may |
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sell, offer for sale, or deliver liquor to a retailer on Sunday |
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between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter B, Chapter 501, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 501.0351 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 501.0351. ISSUE ON SUNDAY SALE OF LIQUOR. (a) In an |
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area where the sale of liquor for off-premise consumption has been |
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legalized, a local option election may be held to prohibit or |
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legalize the sale on Sunday of liquor for off-premise consumption. |
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(b) The ballot shall be prepared to permit voting for or |
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against the issue: "The sale on Sunday of liquor for off-premise |
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consumption." |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |