Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 935 amends Alcoholic Beverage Code provisions relating to a private club registration permit to expand the definition of "fraternal organization" to include a chapter or other local unit of an American national fraternal organization that promotes the welfare of merchant seafarers. The bill requires such an organization to have operated an establishment for fraternal purposes for at least one year, to be active in at least 12 states, and to have at least four local units in Texas, one of which has been active continuously for at least 15 years.