SRC-AMY H.B. 1056 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 1056
78R4853 MCK-FBy: Hamilton (Williams)
Business & Commerce
5/7/2003
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, Texas law allows a person under 18 years of age to work in a
mixed beverage establishment in a capacity that does not involve selling,
preparing, or serving mixed beverages. However, this provision is limited
to mixed beverage establishments. H.B. 1056 extends the authorization for
hiring persons under 18 to all on-premise operations, including acting as
a cashier, as long as the employee's duties do not involve selling,
preparing, or serving alcoholic beverages. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to
a state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 106.09, Alcoholic Beverage Code, by amending
Subsections (a) and (c) and adding Subsection (e), as follows: 

(a) Includes a reference to Subsection (e).  Makes nonsubstantive changes.

(c) Authorizes a holder of a permit or license providing for the
on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages to employ a person under 18
years of age to work in any capacity other than the actual selling,
preparing, or serving of alcoholic beverages, rather than mixed beverages. 

(e) Authorizes a holder of a permit, rather than a mixed beverage permit,
or license providing for the on-premises consumption of alcoholic
beverages who also holds a food and beverage certificate to employ a
person under 18 years of age to work as a cashier for transactions
involving the sale of alcoholic beverages if the alcoholic beverages are
served by a person 18 years of age or older. 

SECTION 2.  (a) Effective date:  September 1, 2003. 

(b)  Makes application of this Act prospective.  Provides that for
purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the effective
date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred before that date.