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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the promotion, sponsorship or advertising of an |
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entertainment event or alcoholic beverage brand or product and a |
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facility owned by a convention center development corporation |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 108.755(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Section 108.75 does not restrict or govern the |
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promotion, sponsorship, or advertising of an entertainment event, |
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or the promotion or advertising of an alcoholic beverage brand or |
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product, at a facility owned by a municipality, or county that is |
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financed with public securities, the interest on which is exempt |
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from federal income taxation under the Internal Revenue Code of |
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1986, or at a facility that is related infrastructure to a venue, as |
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those terms are defined by Texas Local Government Code Chapter |
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334.001 (3), (4)(A) and (4)(E). |
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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, 2017. |