BILL ANALYSIS


                                                        H.B. 1329
                                             By: Goolsby (Leedom)
                                                    State Affairs
                                                          5-12-95
                              Senate Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND

Section 61.36(b), Alcoholic Beverage Code, allows counties and
incorporated cities and towns to levy a fee within their respective
boundaries against holders of certain alcoholic beverage licenses. 
Subsection (b) of this section allows the Alcoholic Beverage
Commission or its administrator to cancel a license if it finds
that a licensee has not paid a fee levied by a city.  Failure to
pay a fee levied by a county or incorporated town is not mentioned
as the basis for cancellation of a license.

PURPOSE

As proposed, H.B. 1329 clarifies the authority of the Alcoholic
Beverage Commission to cancel a license if it is found that a
licensee has not paid a fee authorized by Section 61.36, Alcoholic
Beverage Code.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or
agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 61.36(b), Alcoholic Beverage Code, to
authorize the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission or its
administrator to cancel an alcoholic beverage license if it finds
that the licensee, rather than the permittee, has not paid a fee
levied under this section, rather than a fee levied by a city under
this section.

SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1995.

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.