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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the local regulation of distance requirements for the |
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possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages near public |
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transportation stops. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 109, Alcoholic Beverage |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 109.37 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 109.37. CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES NEAR PUBLIC |
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TRANSPORTATION STOPS. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Open container" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 109.35. |
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(2) "Public transportation passenger vehicle" means a |
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vehicle operated by a political subdivision and used for the |
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transportation of passengers for a fee. |
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(b) The commissioners court of a county may enact |
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regulations applicable in areas in the county outside an |
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incorporated city or town, and the governing board of an |
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incorporated city or town may enact regulations applicable in the |
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city or town, prohibiting the possession of an open container or the |
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consumption of an alcoholic beverage on a public street, public |
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alley, or public sidewalk within 300 feet of the property line of a |
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station, platform, bus stop, bus shelter, or other place designated |
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as a place of entry to or exit from a public transportation |
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passenger vehicle. |
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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, 2015. |