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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to delinquent payment of an alcoholic beverage retailer's |
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account for liquor. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 102.32(c), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) On purchases made from the 1st through 15th day of a |
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month, payment must be made on or before the 25th day of that month. |
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On purchases made on the 16th through the last day of a month, |
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payment must be made on or before the 10th day of the following |
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month. An account is not delinquent if payment is received by the |
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wholesale dealer not later than the fourth business day after the |
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date payment is due under this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |