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By: Kuempel (Senate Sponsor - Eltife) |
H.B. No. 1953 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 18, 2011; |
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April 20, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Business and Commerce; May 3, 2011, reported favorably by the |
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following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 3, 2011, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notice by sign of an alcoholic beverage permit or |
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license application. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.391(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) An applicant for a permit issued under this code for a |
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location not previously licensed for the on-premises consumption of |
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alcoholic beverages must [shall], not later than the 60th day |
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before the date the permit [application] is issued [filed], |
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prominently post an outdoor sign at the location stating that |
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alcoholic beverages are intended to be served on the premises, the |
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type of permit, and the name and business address of the applicant. |
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SECTION 2. Section 61.381(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) An applicant for a license issued under this code for a |
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location not previously licensed for the on-premises consumption of |
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alcoholic beverages must [shall], not later than the 60th day |
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before the date the license [application] is issued [filed], |
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prominently post an outdoor sign at the location stating that |
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alcoholic beverages are intended to be served on the premises, the |
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type of license, and the name and business address of the applicant. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an application for an alcoholic beverage permit or license filed |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. An application filed |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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