By Alvarado H.B. No. 106 76R140 BEM-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, 28, 29, 69, or 70; and 1-11 (2) the holder of a permit or license issued under 1-12 this code may not allow a minor to be on the premises covered by 1-13 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) 65 percent or more of its gross revenues 1-20 from the sale of food and other goods, not including alcoholic 1-21 beverages; or 1-22 (B) 50 percent or more of its gross revenues 1-23 from the sale of tickets to outdoor live performances; or 1-24 (3) the minor's presence is in the course of 2-1 employment permitted under this code. 2-2 SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to the 2-3 holder of a food and beverage certificate issued by the Texas 2-4 Alcoholic Beverage Commission. 2-5 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999. 2-6 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the 2-7 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-8 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-9 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-10 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.