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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition and terms of office of the Texas |
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Alcoholic Beverage Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 5.02(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission is composed of five [three] members, who |
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are appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the |
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senate. |
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SECTION 2. Section 5.03, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 5.03. TERMS OF OFFICE. The members of the commission |
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hold office for staggered terms of six years, with the term of one |
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or two members, as applicable, [member] expiring every two years. |
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Each member holds office until the member's [his] successor is |
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appointed and has qualified. A member may be appointed to |
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consecutive terms [succeed himself]. |
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SECTION 3. (a) Promptly after this Act takes effect, the |
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governor shall appoint two additional members to the Texas |
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Alcoholic Beverage Commission. In appointing those members, the |
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governor shall appoint one person to a term expiring November 15, |
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2019, and one person to a term expiring November 15, 2021. |
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(b) Until all appointees have taken office, a quorum of the |
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Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is a majority of the number of |
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members who are qualified. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |