By: Patterson S.B. No. 800 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 1-1 relating to creation of an offense involving presence of a minor on 1-2 premises covered by an alcoholic beverage permit or license. 1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-4 SECTION 1. Chapter 106, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended 1-5 by adding Section 106.15 to read as follows: 1-6 Sec. 106.15. PRESENCE OF MINOR ON LICENSED PREMISES. 1-7 (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section: 1-8 (1) a minor may not be on premises covered by a permit 1-9 or license issued under Chapters 25, 28, 32 and 69 of this code; 1-10 and 1-11 (2) the holder of a permit or license issued under 1-12 Chapters 25, 28, 32, and 69 of this code may not allow a minor to 1-13 be on the premises covered by the permit or license. 1-14 (b) This section does not apply if: 1-15 (1) the minor at all times while on the premises is in 1-16 the presence of the minor's parent or adult spouse or an adult 1-17 person into whose custody a court has committed the minor; 1-18 (2) the business operated on the premises derives: 1-19 (A) 70 percent or more of its gross revenues 1-20 from the sale of food, gasoline, and other goods, not including 1-21 alcoholic beverages or tickets to live performances; or 1-22 (B) 80 percent or more of its gross revenues 1-23 from the sale of tickets to live performances; or 2-1 (3) the minor's presence is in the course of 2-2 employment permitted under this code. 2-3 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1993. 2-4 SECTION 3. 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.