By: Geren (Senate Sponsor - Seliger) H.B. No. 2104
         (In the Senate - Received from the House April 14, 2009;
  April 15, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on
  Business and Commerce; April 23, 2009, reported favorably by the
  following vote:  Yeas 7, Nays 0; April 23, 2009, sent to printer.)
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the statute of limitations for an action under the Beer
  Industry Fair Dealing Law.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 102, Alcoholic Beverage
  Code, is amended by adding Section 102.82 to read as follows:
         Sec. 102.82.  STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.  A person must bring
  suit on an action arising under this chapter not later than four
  years after the day the cause of action accrues.
         SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
  to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of
  this Act. A cause of action that accrues before the effective date
  of this Act is governed by the law in effect immediately before that
  date, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.
 
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