By: Allen H.B. No. 1066 73R3417 CAG-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to cancellation of wine and beer retailer permits and 1-3 retail dealer on-premise licenses of premises in certain 1-4 municipalities. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 11, Alcoholic Beverage 1-7 Code, is amended by adding Section 11.612 to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 11.612. CANCELLATION OF PERMIT OR LICENSE IN CERTAIN 1-9 MUNICIPALITIES. The commission or administrator shall cancel an 1-10 original or renewal wine and beer retailer's permit or retail 1-11 dealer's on-premise license and shall refuse to issue a new 1-12 alcoholic beverage permit or license for the same premises for one 1-13 year after the date of cancellation if: 1-14 (1) the premises for which the permit or license is 1-15 issued are located in a municipality with a population of 50,000 or 1-16 more; and 1-17 (2) the governing body of the municipality in which 1-18 the premises are located has submitted a statement to the 1-19 commission stating that it finds, after notice and hearing, that: 1-20 (A) the place or manner in which the permittee 1-21 or licensee conducts its business endangers the general welfare, 1-22 health, peace, morals, or safety of the community; and 1-23 (B) there is a reasonable likelihood that the 1-24 conduct would continue at the same location under another licensee 2-1 or permittee. 2-2 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993. 2-3 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-4 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-5 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-6 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-7 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.