H.B. 1232 78(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


H.B. 1232
By: Geren
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Committee Report (Unamended)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, there is some concern that the Texas Alcoholic Beverage
Commission (TABC) cannot examine applications and requests for alcoholic
beverage licenses and permits with the necessary attention and focus each
application or request should receive. TABC also has difficulty processing
each application or request for a license or permit in a timely manner.  

Lengthening the expiration dates after the date of the original expiration
date for alcoholic beverage licenses and permits while proportionally
increasing fees for such licenses and permits would reduce the amount of
paperwork for TABC while maintaining necessary revenue.  

H.B. 1232 authorizes TABC to provide an expiration date for a class of
permits that is two or more years after the date on which the permits
would otherwise expire if the fee for the permit or license is increased
proportionately.  


RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the committee that rulemaking authority is expressly
delegated to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission in SECTION 1 (Section
11.09, Alcoholic Beverage Code) and SECTION 2 (Section 61.03, Alcoholic
Beverage Code) of this bill. 


ANALYSIS

The bill amends the Alcoholic Beverage Code to authorize the Texas
Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) to adopt rules that allows TABC to
provide an expiration date for a class of permits that is two or more
years after the date on which the permits would otherwise expire if the
fee for the permit or license is increased proportionately 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2003.