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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of package store permit holders. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 22.06, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 22.06. PROHIBITED INTERESTS. (a) Except as otherwise |
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provided in Section 102.05 of this code and in Subsection (b) of |
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this section, no person who holds a package store permit or owns an |
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interest in a package store may have a direct or indirect interest |
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in any of the following: |
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(1) a manufacturer's, retail dealer's on-premise, or |
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general, branch, or local distributor's license; |
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(2) a wine and beer retailer's[, wine and beer
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retailer's off-premise,] or mixed beverage permit; or |
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(3) the business of any of the permits or licenses |
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listed in Subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection. |
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(b) A package store permit and a retail dealer's off-premise |
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license or a wine and beer retailer's off-premise permit may be |
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issued to the same person. |
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SECTION 2. Section 22.14(d), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) Subsections (a) and [,] (b)[, and (c)] shall not apply |
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to a package store that qualifies for exemption under Section 11.50 |
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or to a package store in a hotel that qualifies for exemption under |
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Section 102.05. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 22.04, 22.05, 22.14(c), and 22.16, |
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Alcoholic Beverage Code, are repealed. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |