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House Bill 893 |
House Author: Geren |
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Effective: 5-18-13 |
Senate Sponsor: Hancock |
House Bill 893 amends the Alcoholic Beverage Code to authorize the independent concessionaire for a public entertainment facility that is a stadium located in a county with a population of more than 1.6 million, constructed not later than 1994, and with a seating capacity of at least 45,000, and for which all alcoholic beverage permits and licenses are held by a single independent concessionaire, to allow a patron who possesses an alcoholic beverage to enter or leave a licensed or permitted premises within a facility if the alcoholic beverage is in an open container; appears to be possessed for present consumption; remains within the confines of the facility, excluding a parking lot; and was purchased legally at a licensed or permitted premises within the facility.