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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the hours for the wholesale delivery or sale of beer. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 105, Alcoholic Beverage |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 105.052 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 105.052. SALE OF BEER BY DISTRIBUTOR'S LICENSEE IN |
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CERTAIN METROPOLITAN AREAS. In addition to the hours specified for |
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the sale of beer in Section 105.05(b), the holder of a general, |
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local, or branch distributor's license whose premises is located in |
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a county with a population of 1.8 million or more or in a county |
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adjacent to a county with a population of 1.8 million or more may |
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sell, offer for sale, or deliver beer beginning at 4 a.m. on any day |
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except Sunday. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |