BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 1329 By: Goolsby 4-4-95 Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND The Alcoholic Beverage Code allows counties and incorporated cities to levy a tax or fee within their respective boundaries against persons with certain alcoholic beverage licenses. This same section permits the cancellation of a license if a licensee does not pay the fee levied, but it specifically mentions "city" while omitting the word county, even though both entities are entitled to levy a fee. PURPOSE H.B. 1329 simply clarifies the authority of the commission or administrator to cancel a license if it is found that a licensee has not paid a fee authorized by this section. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1: Amends Section 61.36(b), Alcoholic Beverage Code. Changes the term permittee to licensee and deletes "by a city". SECTION 2: Effective date: September 1, 1995. SECTION 3: Emergency clause. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION HB 1329 was heard in a Public Hearing on March 29, 1995. HB 1329 was left pending in committee. HB 1329 was heard in a Formal Meeting on April 4, 1995. Representative Yarbrough moved that the full committee adopt HB 1329, and that it be reported favorably to the full House with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the following vote: AYES: (9), NAYS: (0), ABSENT: (0). Representative Yarbrough moved that HB 1329 be sent to the Local and Consent Calendar by the vote which HB 1329 had been favorably approved. There was no objection.