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AN ACT
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relating to the amount of the fee for issuing certain alcoholic |
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beverage permits. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.02, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 25.02. FEE. (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) |
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and (c) [in Subsection (b)] and Section 25.03, the annual state fee |
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for a wine and beer retailer's permit is $275 [$175]. |
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(b) The annual state fee for an original [a] wine and beer |
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retailer's permit in connection with an establishment located in a |
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county with a population of 1.4 million or more, other than a permit |
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issued with a food and beverage certificate, is $1,000 [$750]. The |
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annual state [original application] fee for a renewal of a wine and |
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beer retailer's permit in connection with an establishment located |
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in a county with a population of 1.4 million or more, other than a |
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permit issued with a food and beverage certificate, is $750 |
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[$1,000]. |
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(c) The annual state fee for an original wine and beer |
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retailer's permit issued to a fraternal organization or a veterans |
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organization, as those terms are defined by Section 32.11, is $175. |
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The annual state fee for a renewal of a wine and beer retailer's |
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permit issued to a fraternal organization or a veterans |
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organization is $175. |
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SECTION 2. Section 69.02, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 69.02. FEE. (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) |
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and (c) [in Subsection (b)] and Section 69.03, the annual state fee |
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for a retail dealer's on-premise license is $250 [$150]. |
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(b) The annual state fee for an original [a] retail dealer's |
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on-premise license in connection with an establishment located in a |
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county with a population of 1.4 million or more, other than a |
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license issued with a food and beverage certificate, is $1,000 |
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[$750]. The annual state [original application] fee for a renewal |
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of a retail dealer's on-premise license in connection with an |
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establishment located in a county with a population of 1.4 million |
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or more, other than a license issued with a food and beverage |
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certificate, is $750 [$1,000]. |
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(c) The annual state fee for an original retail dealer's |
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on-premise license issued to a fraternal organization or a veterans |
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organization, as those terms are defined by Section 32.11, is $150. |
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The annual state fee for a renewal of a retail dealer's on-premise |
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license issued to a fraternal organization or a veterans |
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organization is $150. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a fee due on or after the effective date of this Act. A fee due |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1667 was passed by the House on April |
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23, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, 3 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 1667 on May 24, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 3, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1667 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 22, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |