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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of an alcoholic beverage permit or license |
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covering certain premises where a previous permit or license holder |
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has been evicted. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.44, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), if [If] an order |
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of suspension against a permit or license is pending or unexpired, |
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or if the commission has initiated action to cancel or suspend a |
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permit or license, no permit or license may be issued for or |
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transferred to the same licensed premises. |
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(c) The commission may issue an original permit or license |
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covering an otherwise permitted or licensed premises under |
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conditions described by Subsection (a) if: |
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(1) the holder of the permit or license that is subject |
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to the pending or unexpired suspension order or against which the |
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cancellation or suspension action has been initiated has been |
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evicted from the premises under a final, nonappealable court |
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judgment; and |
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(2) all other conditions for the issuance of the new |
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permit or license covering the premises are met by the applicant. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |