By:  Hilbert                                          H.B. No. 1428
       73R5387 DWS-D
                                 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
    1-1                                AN ACT
    1-2  relating to the employment or other presence of a minor on the
    1-3  premises of certain businesses selling alcoholic beverages.
    1-4        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
    1-5        SECTION 1.  Chapter 106, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended
    1-6  by adding Section 106.15 to read as follows:
    1-7        Sec. 106.15.  PRESENCE OF MINOR.  (a)  Except as provided by
    1-8  Subsection (b), a minor may not be on the premises of a business
    1-9  that derives 85 percent or more of its gross revenues from the sale
   1-10  of alcoholic beverages and the holder of the permit or license
   1-11  covering the premises where the business is operated may not allow
   1-12  a minor to be on the premises.
   1-13        (b)  This section does not prohibit the parent or legal
   1-14  guardian of a minor from employing the minor in the parent's or
   1-15  guardian's business, regardless of whether the business derives 85
   1-16  percent or more of its gross revenues from the sale of alcoholic
   1-17  beverages.
   1-18        SECTION 2.  Sections 106.09(b) and (c), Alcoholic Beverage
   1-19  Code, are amended to read as follows:
   1-20        (b)  Except as provided by Section 106.15 of this code, a <A>
   1-21  holder of a wine only package store permit may employ a person 16
   1-22  years old or older to work in any capacity.
   1-23        (c)  Except as provided by Section 106.15 of this code, a <A>
   1-24  holder of a mixed beverage permit may employ a person under 18
    2-1  years of age to work in any capacity other than the actual selling,
    2-2  preparing, or serving of mixed beverages.
    2-3        SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 1993.
    2-4        SECTION 4.  The importance of this legislation and the
    2-5  crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
    2-6  emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
    2-7  constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
    2-8  days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.