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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring the use of electronically readable |
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information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of |
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alcoholic beverages. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 109.61, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) A person shall access electronically readable |
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information on a driver's license, commercial driver's license, or |
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identification certificate for the purpose of verifying a |
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purchaser's age in any retail sale of an alcoholic beverage. |
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(a-2) The commission may not take any disciplinary action |
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against the holder of a permit or license issued under this code for |
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a violation of Subsection (a-1) for the retail sale of an alcoholic |
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beverage made before September 1, 2027. This subsection expires |
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September 1, 2028. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2027, the Texas |
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Alcoholic Beverage Commission shall adopt rules to implement |
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Section 109.61(a-1), Alcoholic Beverage Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |