By Goolsby                                            H.B. No. 2490
         77R5324 AJA-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the expiration of alcoholic beverage permits and
 1-3     licenses.
 1-4           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-5           SECTION 1. Section 11.09, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended
 1-6     by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
 1-7           (d)  The commission by rule may provide an expiration date
 1-8     for a class of permits that is two or more years after the date on
 1-9     which the permits would otherwise expire under this code if the fee
1-10     for the permits is increased proportionately.
1-11           SECTION 2. Section 61.03, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended
1-12     by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to read as
1-13     follows:
1-14           (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (d), a license
1-15     may not be issued for a term longer than one year.  Any license
1-16     except a branch, importer's, importer's carrier's, or temporary
1-17     license expires one year after the date on which it is issued.
1-18           (d)  The commission by rule may provide an expiration date
1-19     for a class of licenses that is two or more years after the date on
1-20     which the licenses would otherwise expire under this code if the
1-21     fee for the licenses is increased proportionately.
1-22           SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.