SRC-TAG S.B. 338 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 338
78R2083 AKH-DBy: Averitt
Business & Commerce
2/26/2003
As Filed

          
DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, certain cities located in two counties are prohibited from
filing an application for a petition to hold a local option election for
the consumption of alcoholic beverages. As proposed, S.B. 338 enables a
city with a population of 25,000 or less located in two counties, each of
which has a population between 125,000 and 1.5 million to hold a local
option election for the sale of beer and wine or for the sale of mixed
beverage in restaurants.  

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 251.18(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, to
authorize an election to permit or prohibit the legal sale of beer or wine
in an incorporated city or town that is located in two counties that each
have a population of at least 125, 000 but not exceeding 1.5 million; and
one of which contains a city or town with a population of 525,000 or more;
and has a population of less than 25, 000.  Provides an election to permit
or prohibit the legal sale of mixed beverages in restaurants by food and
beverage certificate holders only in an incorporated city or town that is
located in two counties, each having a population of at least 125,000  but
not exceeding 1.5 million; and one of which contains a city or town with a
population of 525,000 or more; and has a population of less than 25,000. 

SECTION 2.   Effective date: September 1, 2003.