By: Armbrister S.B. No. 170 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 1-1 relating to cancelling or prohibiting the issuance of certain 1-2 original or renewal alcoholic beverage permits or licenses for 1-3 nonpayment of ad valorem taxes. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 11.38, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is 1-6 amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: 1-7 (e) The commission or administrator may cancel or deny a 1-8 permit for the retail sale or service of alcoholic beverages, 1-9 including a permit held by the holder of a food and beverage 1-10 certificate, if it finds that the permit holder or applicant has 1-11 not paid delinquent ad valorem taxes due on that permitted premises 1-12 to any taxing authority in the county of the premises. In this 1-13 subsection, "applicant" has the meaning assigned by Section 11.45. 1-14 SECTION 2. Section 61.36, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is 1-15 amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: 1-16 (d) The commission or administrator may cancel or deny a 1-17 license for the retail sale of alcoholic beverages, including a 1-18 license held by the holder of a food and beverage certificate, if 1-19 it finds that the license holder or applicant has not paid 1-20 delinquent ad valorem taxes due on that licensed premises to any 1-21 taxing authority in the county of the premises. In this 1-22 subsection, "applicant" has the meaning assigned by Section 11.45. 1-23 SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999. 1-24 SECTION 4. The importance of this legislation and the 2-1 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-2 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-3 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-4 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.