By Moncrief                                            S.B. No. 930
         77R6881 AJA-D                           
                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to possession and consumption of an alcoholic beverage on
 1-3     premises that are licensed or permitted under the Alcoholic
 1-4     Beverage Code and located in certain public facilities.
 1-5           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-6           SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 109, Alcoholic Beverage
 1-7     Code, is amended by adding Section 109.61 to read as follows:
 1-8           Sec. 109.61.  POSSESSION AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC
 1-9     BEVERAGES ON PREMISES LOCATED IN CERTAIN PUBLIC FACILITIES. (a)  A
1-10     person holding a license or permit authorizing the sale of
1-11     alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption may allow a person
1-12     to bring an alcoholic beverage onto the licensed or permitted
1-13     premises and consume the beverage on the premises if:
1-14                 (1)  the premises are located in a facility open to the
1-15     general public where:
1-16                       (A)  automobile racing events are held; and
1-17                       (B)  members of the general public are allowed to
1-18     bring in  and consume alcoholic beverages; and
1-19                 (2)  the alcoholic beverage is a type that is allowed:
1-20                       (A)  in the facility where the premises are
1-21     located; or
1-22                       (B)  under the terms of the license or permit
1-23     covering the premises.
1-24           (b)  The commission may adopt rules as necessary to implement
 2-1     this section.
 2-2           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.