By: Van de Putte H.B. No. 1707 73R4743 LJD-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to requiring video surveillance equipment at certain 1-3 retail establishments selling alcoholic beverages. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 104, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended 1-6 by adding Section 104.05 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 104.05. SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT. (a) A person who is 1-8 authorized to sell beer or wine at retail and whose retail 1-9 establishment is open for business 24 hours a day one or more days 1-10 a week must install video surveillance equipment at the retail 1-11 establishment and operate the equipment on a continuous basis. 1-12 (b) The person must present evidence of compliance with this 1-13 section to the satisfaction of the commission before a permit or 1-14 license may be issued or renewed under this code. 1-15 SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only 1-16 to a permit or license that is issued or renewed after the 1-17 effective date of this Act. 1-18 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 1994. 1-19 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the 1-20 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-21 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-22 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-23 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.