HBA-CMT H.B. 492 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 492 By: Pickett Licensing & Administrative Procedures 2/23/2001 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, persons participating in historical reenactments of the Old West are not allowed to possess weapons of the time period on the premises of an alcoholic beverage license or permit holder under the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code. House Bill 492 allows the possession of firearms on the premises of an alcoholic beverage license or permit holder under the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code for the purposes of historical reenactments. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that rulemaking authority is expressly delegated to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission in SECTIONS 1 and 2 (Sections 11.61 and 61.71 Alcoholic Beverage Code) and SECTION 3 of this bill. ANALYSIS House Bill 492 amends the Alcoholic Beverage Code to require the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) to adopt rules not later than January 1, 2002 to allow a historical reenactment on the premises of a permit holder. The bill provides that the rules adopted by TABC must ensure that a historical reenactment does not involve a weapons violation under the Penal Code. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001.