By:  Armbrister                                                   S.B. No. 1251


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to agreements for the electronic processing of certain 
licenses or permits.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 5, Alcoholic Beverage 
Code, is amended by adding Section 5.55 to read as follows:
	Sec. 5.55.  AGREEMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC PROCESSING OF LICENSES 
OR PERMITS.  The commission or administrator may enter into an 
agreement with another agency of this state to provide for the 
issuance of original or renewal licenses or permits through the use 
of electronic means, including use of the Internet, to facilitate 
the licensing process.  A reasonable service fee may be charged to 
applicants who choose to use electronic or Internet service to 
apply for original licenses or permits or to renew licenses or 
permits, subject to other laws limiting or defining those fees; 
provided, that no service fee may be charged by the commission or by 
another agency to those applicants who choose not to utilize the 
electronic or Internet method to apply for an original or a renewal 
license or permit.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.