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By: Ortiz, Jr., Guillen |
H.B. No. 1505 |
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(Senate Sponsor - Hinojosa) |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 22, 2009; |
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April 23, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Business and Commerce; May 6, 2009, reported favorably by the |
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following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 6, 2009, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the promotion or advertising of alcoholic beverages in |
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relation to certain facilities owned by a municipality or county. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 108, Alcoholic Beverage |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 108.755 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 108.755. CERTAIN GOVERNMENTALLY OWNED FACILITIES. (a) |
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Section 108.75 does not restrict or govern the promotion, |
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sponsorship, or advertising of an entertainment event, or the |
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promotion or advertising of an alcoholic beverage brand or product, |
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at a facility owned by a municipality or county that is financed |
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with public securities, the interest on which is exempt from |
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federal income taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. |
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(b) Financial arrangements, including profit sharing, |
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between a concessionaire operating at a facility described by |
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Subsection (a) and a person operating the concession facilities |
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under a contract with the license or permit holder or the |
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municipality or county do not constitute and are not evidence of |
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subterfuge ownership prohibited by Section 109.53. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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