By: Geren (Senate Sponsor - Brimer) H.B. No. 1667

(In the Senate - Received from the House April 24, 2007; April 26, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on Business and Commerce; May 14, 2007, reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 14, 2007, sent to printer.)

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR H.B. No. 1667 By: Lucio

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the amount of the fee for issuing certain alcoholic beverage permits.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 25.02, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 25.02. FEE. (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c) [in Subsection (b)] and Section 25.03, the annual state fee for a wine and beer retailer's permit is $275 [$175].

(b) The annual state fee for an original [a] wine and beer retailer's permit in connection with an establishment located in a county with a population of 1.4 million or more, other than a permit issued with a food and beverage certificate, is $1,000 [$750]. The annual state [original application] fee for a renewal of a wine and beer retailer's permit in connection with an establishment located in a county with a population of 1.4 million or more, other than a permit issued with a food and beverage certificate, is $750 [$1,000].

(c) The annual state fee for an original wine and beer retailer's permit issued to a fraternal organization or a veterans organization, as those terms are defined by Section 32.11, is $175. The annual state fee for a renewal of a wine and beer retailer's permit issued to a fraternal organization or a veterans organization is $175.

SECTION 2. Section 69.02, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 69.02. FEE. (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c) [in Subsection (b)] and Section 69.03, the annual state fee for a retail dealer's on-premise license is $250 [$150].

(b) The annual state fee for an original [a] retail dealer's on-premise license in connection with an establishment located in a county with a population of 1.4 million or more, other than a license issued with a food and beverage certificate, is $1,000 [$750]. The annual state [original application] fee for a renewal of a retail dealer's on-premise license in connection with an establishment located in a county with a population of 1.4 million or more, other than a license issued with a food and beverage certificate, is $750 [$1,000].

(c) The annual state fee for an original retail dealer's on-premise license issued to a fraternal organization or a veterans organization, as those terms are defined by Section 32.11, is $150. The annual state fee for a renewal of a retail dealer's on-premise license issued to a fraternal organization or a veterans organization is $150.

SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only to a fee due on or after the effective date of this Act. A fee due 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 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007.

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