H.B. No. 2035
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the temporary relocation of an alcoholic beverage
  distributor's or wholesaler's premises during a period of emergency
  and delivery of alcoholic beverages to a distributor's or
  wholesaler's premises.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 41.01, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
  amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
         (c)  The holder of a carrier permit who transports liquor to
  the premises of a wholesaler, including to a location from which the
  wholesaler is temporarily conducting business under Section
  109.62, shall provide to the consignee a shipping invoice that
  clearly states:
               (1)  the name and address of the consignor and
  consignee;
               (2)  the origin and destination of the shipment; and
               (3)  any other information required by this code or
  commission rule, including the brands, sizes of containers, types,
  and quantities of liquor contained in the shipment.
         SECTION 2.  Section 107.02, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
  amended by adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:
         (a-1)  A person transporting beer to the premises of a
  distributor, including to a location from which the distributor is
  temporarily conducting business under Section 109.62, shall
  provide to the consignee a shipping invoice that clearly states:
               (1)  the name and address of the consignor and
  consignee;
               (2)  the origin and destination of the shipment; and
               (3)  any other information required by this code or
  commission rule, including the brands, sizes of containers, and
  quantities of beer contained in the shipment.
         SECTION 3.  Subchapter D, Chapter 109, Alcoholic Beverage
  Code, is amended by adding Section 109.62 to read as follows:
         Sec. 109.62.  TEMPORARY RELOCATION OF DISTRIBUTOR OR
  WHOLESALER DURING EMERGENCY. (a)  In this section, "period of
  emergency" means a time during which weather, fire, earthquake, or
  other natural disaster, act of God, or catastrophe affects a
  distributor's or wholesaler's premises or an area of this state in a
  way that disrupts the distributor's or wholesaler's normal business
  operations to the extent that the business cannot receive
  deliveries at or make deliveries from the premises or perform
  necessary business operations at the premises.
         (b)  During a period of emergency, a distributor or
  wholesaler may temporarily operate all or part of the distributor's
  or wholesaler's business from an alternate location, including
  storing alcoholic beverages, maintaining required records,
  receiving alcoholic beverages from suppliers, dispatching orders
  intended for sale to authorized purchasers, and performing any
  other function the distributor or wholesaler is authorized by this
  code to perform at the licensed or permitted premises. The
  alternate location is considered the distributor's or wholesaler's
  licensed or permitted premises, as applicable, for the purposes of
  this code.
         (c)  A holder of a permit or license under Chapter 41, 42, or
  68 may make deliveries to and pick up deliveries from the alternate
  location in the same manner as this code and commission rules
  provide for the distributor's or wholesaler's licensed or permitted
  premises.
         (d)  A distributor or wholesaler who temporarily operates
  all or part of the distributor's or wholesaler's business from an
  alternate location as provided by Subsection (b) shall immediately
  notify the administrator, in writing, of the alternate location.
  The notice must include a statement affirming that the alternate
  location satisfies the requirements of Subsection (e).
         (e)  The alternate location must be in an area where the sale
  of the applicable alcoholic beverages has been approved by a local
  option election or where the distributor or wholesaler had been
  operating under Section 251.77 or 251.78. If beer, ale, or malt
  liquor is handled at the alternate location, the alternate location
  must be in the area assigned to the distributor or wholesaler under
  Subchapters C and D, Chapter 102.
         (f)  If the delivery vehicles operated by the affected
  distributor or wholesaler are wholly or partially disabled, the
  administrator may grant the distributor or wholesaler the authority
  to contract with another distributor or wholesaler for the
  temporary sharing of delivery vehicles. Authority granted under
  this subsection is in addition to authority granted under other
  provisions of this code to share delivery vehicles and warehouses.
         (g)  A distributor's or wholesaler's authority to operate
  from an alternate location under this section expires on the first
  anniversary of the date the distributor or wholesaler commences
  business operations at an alternate location. The administrator
  may grant the distributor or wholesaler a one-year extension of the
  authority to operate from an alternate location under this section,
  after which the distributor or wholesaler must apply for a license
  or permit for the alternate location in the usual manner.
         SECTION 4.  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, 2011.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2035 was passed by the House on April
  7, 2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 0, 1 present, not
  voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
  No. 2035 on May 16, 2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 142, Nays 1,
  1 present, not voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2035 was passed by the Senate, with
  amendments, on May 5, 2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor