| TO: | Honorable Troy Fraser, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce |
| FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | SB693 by Van de Putte (Relating to the sale of an alcoholic beverage to a minor.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend the Alcoholic Beverage Code, Section 106.03 to indicate a person does not commit an offense if he or she sells an alcoholic beverage to a minor if the minor presents proof of identification containing a photograph that indicates the minor is 21 years of age and was issued by a governmental agency. The bill would take effect immediately if it receives a two-thirds vote of all the members in each house, otherwise it would take effect on September 1, 2009, and the bill would apply regardless of when the offense was committed, but only for trials commencing on or after the effective date.
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission states there would be no costs to the agency to implement the provisions of the bill.
| Source Agencies: | 458 Alcoholic Beverage Commission
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, JRO, GG, ESi
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