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79R8804 T

By:  Straus                                                       H.B. No. 3264



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to conduct surety bonds as required by the Texas Alcoholic 
Beverage Commission.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 11.11(e), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(e)  A holder of a permit issued under this code who has held 
a permit for three years or more before the date the holder applied 
for renewal of the permit is not required to furnish a surety bond 
if the holder:
		(1)  has not had a license of permit issued under this 
code revoked in the five years before the holder applied for renewal 
of the permit; and
		(2)  [is not the subject of a pending permit or license 
revocation proceeding; and
		[(3)]  has continuously operated on the permitted 
premises for three years or more before the date the holder applied 
for renewal of the permit.
	SECTION 2.  Section 61.13(e), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(e)  A holder of a license issued under this code who has held 
a permit for three years or more before the date the holder applied 
for renewal of the license is not required to furnish a surety bond 
if the holder:
		(1)  has not had a license of permit issued under this 
code revoked in the five years before the holder applied for renewal 
of the license; and
		(2)  [is not the subject of a pending permit or license 
revocation proceeding; and
		[(3)]  has continuously operated on the licensed 
premises for three years or more before the date the holder applied 
for renewal of the license.
	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.