By Hamric                                             H.B. No. 1989
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the authority of a judge of a statutory county court to
 1-3     hear certain alcoholic beverage permit or license applications.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1.  Section 61.312, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
 1-6     amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
 1-7           (e)  In this section:
 1-8                 (1)  "County officer" includes a judge of a statutory
 1-9     county court.
1-10                 (2)  "Statutory county court" has the meaning assigned
1-11     by Section 21.009, Government Code.
1-12           SECTION 2.  Section 25.0004, Government Code, is amended by
1-13     amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsection (e) to read as
1-14     follows:
1-15           (d)  Except as provided by Subsection (e), the [The] judge of
1-16     a statutory county court has no authority over the county's
1-17     administrative business that is performed by the county judge.
1-18           (e)  The judge of a statutory county court may be delegated
1-19     authority to hear an application under Section 25.052, 26.07, or
1-20     61.312, Alcoholic Beverage Code.
1-21           SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.