By: Goolsby (Senate Sponsor - Carona) H.B. No. 2579
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 19, 2003;
May 20, 2003, read first time and referred to Committee on Business
and Commerce; May 23, 2003, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 23, 2003, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the extended hours of sale for mixed beverages and beer
in certain counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 105.03(c) and (d), Alcoholic Beverage
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(c) In a city or county having a population of 500,000 or
more, according to the last preceding federal census, a holder of a
mixed beverage late hours permit may also sell and offer for sale
mixed beverages between midnight and 2 a.m. on any day.
(d) In a city or county having a population of less than
500,000, according to the last preceding federal census, the
extended hours prescribed in Subsection (c) of this section are
effective for the sale of mixed beverages and the offer to sell them
by a holder of a mixed beverages late hours permit:
(1) in the unincorporated areas of the county if the
extended hours are adopted by an order of the commissioners court;
and
(2) in an incorporated city or town if the extended
hours are adopted by an ordinance of the governing body of the city
or town.
SECTION 2. Sections 105.05(c) and (d), Alcoholic Beverage
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(c) In a city or county having a population of 500,000 or
more, according to the last preceding federal census, a holder of a
retail dealer's on-premise late hours license may also sell, offer
for sale, and deliver beer between midnight and 2 a.m. on any day.
(d) In a city or county having a population of less than
500,000, according to the last preceding federal census, the
extended hours prescribed in Subsection (c) of this section, or any
part of the extended hours prescribed in Subsection (c) of this
section are effective for the sale, offer to sell, and delivery of
beer by a holder of a retail dealer's on-premise late hours license:
(1) in the unincorporated areas of the county if the
extended hours are adopted by an order of the commissioners court;
and
(2) in an incorporated city or town if the extended
hours are adopted by an ordinance of the governing body of the city
or town.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.
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