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AN ACT
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relating to the payment for liquor by a retailer. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 102.32, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b-1) A wholesale dealer who accepts a check or draft as |
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payment from a retailer for the purchase of liquor must deposit the |
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check or draft in the bank for payment or present the check or draft |
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for payment within five business days after it is received. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1953 was passed by the House on April |
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25, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 2, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1953 was passed by the Senate on May |
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20, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |