79R309 AJA-D

By:  Farrar                                                       H.B. No. 273



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the eligibility of certain persons for a wine and beer 
retailer's permit.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 11, Alcoholic Beverage 
Code, is amended by adding Section 11.481 to read as follows:
	Sec. 11.481.  REFUSAL OF WINE AND BEER RETAILER'S PERMIT:  
CERTAIN RELATIVES OF CERTAIN APPLICANTS.  If the commission, 
administrator, or county judge refuses to issue or renew or cancels 
a wine and beer retailer's permit, an original wine and beer 
retailer's permit for the same premises may not be issued to an 
individual related to the former permit holder or applicant within 
the fourth degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under 
Chapter 573, Government Code.
	SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only 
to a permit application for a wine and beer retailer's permit that 
is filed on or after the effective date of this Act.  A permit 
application that is filed before the effective date of this Act is 
governed by the law in effect immediately before the effective date 
of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.