By Wilson H.B. No. 3689 76R7407 AJA-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the licensing and regulation of persons working on 1-3 premises covered by an alcoholic beverage permit. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 109, Alcoholic Beverage 1-6 Code, is amended by adding Section 109.61 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 109.61. PERSONS WORKING ON PREMISES. (a) The 1-8 commission may adopt rules relating to the performance of any 1-9 work-related duty of an employee of an alcoholic beverage license 1-10 or permit holder or any other person allowed on the premises 1-11 covered by the license or permit to perform any job for 1-12 compensation. 1-13 (b) A governmental entity may adopt an order, ordinance, or 1-14 other regulation regulating an employee of an alcoholic beverage 1-15 license or permit holder or any person allowed on premises covered 1-16 by the license or permit to perform a job that is not inconsistent 1-17 with a rule adopted under this section. 1-18 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999. 1-19 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-20 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-21 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-22 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-23 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.