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.