BILL ANALYSIS

S.B. 680

By: Nelson

Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Interested parties report that voters in certain cities such as the City of Grapevine have approved on-premise sale of wine, beer, and mixed drinks and off-premise sale of beer and wine. The parties point out that Grapevine has land in Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant Counties, which treat alcohol sales inconsistently. The parties contend that legislation is needed to conform the treatment of alcoholic beverage sales in the multi-county jurisdiction of the City of Grapevine. S.B. 680 seeks to achieve this goal.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

ANALYSIS

S.B. 680 amends the Alcoholic Beverage Code to establish that an area annexed to a municipality that is partially located in three counties, two of which have a population of
1.8 million or more, is primarily located in a county with a population of 1.8 million or more, and has within its boundaries all or part of an international airport operated jointly by two municipalities assumes the wet or dry status of that municipality. The bill establishes that an area contiguous to and owned by such a municipality assumes the wet or dry status of that municipality. The bill applies to an area annexed or acquired by a municipality before, on, or after the bill's effective date.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2015.