BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center                                                                                                      S.B. 1238

80R6766 MCK-F                                                                                                                  By: Ellis

Business & Commerce

4/21/2007

As Filed

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

Current statute prohibits the sale of alcohol within 300 feet of a church, public or private school, or public hospital.

As proposed, S.B. 1238  prohibits the sale of alcohol within 300 feet of a municipal homeless shelter or transitional housing center.

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 the heading to Section 109.33, Alcoholic Beverage Code, to read as follows:

Sec. 109.33.  SALES NEAR SCHOOL, CHURCH, HOSPITAL, HOMELESS SHELTER, OR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING CENTER.

SECTION 2.  Amends Sections 109.33(a) and (b), Alcoholic Beverage Code, as follows:

(a)  Includes a homeless shelter or a transitional housing center among the list of institutions in the area of which the commissioners court of a county is authorized to enact distance requirements prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages.

(b)  Makes a conforming change.

SECTION 3.  Effective date: September 1, 2007.