By: Thompson (Senate Sponsor - Gallegos) H.B. No. 2724

(In the Senate - Received from the House May 8, 2007; May 10, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on Business and Commerce; May 16, 2007, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 16, 2007, sent to printer.)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the hours for the wholesale delivery or sale of beer.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 105, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended by adding Section 105.052 to read as follows:

Sec. 105.052. SALE OF BEER BY DISTRIBUTOR'S LICENSEE IN CERTAIN METROPOLITAN AREAS. In addition to the hours specified for the sale of beer in Section 105.05(b), the holder of a general, local, or branch distributor's license whose premises is located in a county with a population of 1.8 million or more or in a county adjacent to a county with a population of 1.8 million or more may sell, offer for sale, or deliver beer beginning at 4 a.m. on any day except Sunday.

SECTION 2. 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, 2007.

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