Honorable Wayne Smith, Chair, House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2296 by Smith (Relating to regulation by a municipality of the possession of an open container or the public consumption of alcoholic beverages.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Alcoholic Beverage Code to authorize the governing body of a municipality, rather than the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, to prohibit the possession of an open container or the public consumption of alcoholic beverages in the central business district within the municipality. The bill would make conforming changes to the Alcoholic Beverage Code.
The bill would take effect on September 1, 2015.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.