By Turner of Harris H.B. No. 563 74R3188 CAG-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to creation of an offense involving presence of a minor on 1-3 premises covered by certain alcoholic beverage permits or licenses. 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 ON LICENSED PREMISES. 1-8 (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b): 1-9 (1) a minor may not be on premises covered by a permit 1-10 or license issued under Chapter 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 69, 70, 1-11 or 74; and 1-12 (2) the holder of a permit or license issued under 1-13 this code may not allow a minor to be on the premises covered by 1-14 the permit or license. 1-15 (b) This section does not apply if: 1-16 (1) the business operated on the premises derives: 1-17 (A) 50 percent or more of its gross revenues 1-18 from the sale of food, gasoline, and other goods, not including 1-19 alcoholic beverages or tickets to live performances; or 1-20 (B) 50 percent or more of its gross revenues 1-21 from the sale of tickets to live performances; or 1-22 (2) the minor's presence is in the course of 1-23 employment permitted under this code. 1-24 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1995. 2-1 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-2 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-3 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-4 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-5 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.