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


Senate Research CenterC.S.S.B. 338
78R7129 AKH-DBy: Averitt
Business & Commerce
2/28/2003
Committee Report (Substituted)

          
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. C.S.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.  

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.  Makes nonsubstantive changes. 

SECTION 2.   Effective date: September 1, 2003. 


SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE CHANGES

SECTION 1.  Differs from original SECTION 1(Section 251.18(a), Alcoholic
Beverage Code) by deleting proposed Subdivision (4) which would have
authorized an election to permit or prohibit the sale of mixed beverages
in restaurants in certain municipalities located in two counties.