Amend CSHB 1545 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  On page 306, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following appropriately numbered subdivision to SECTION 401(a) of the bill and renumber subdivisions of SECTION 401(a) of the bill accordingly:

(____)  Section 25.03;

(2)  On page 309, line 7, strike "25.03" and substitute "25.03(a)".

(3)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumber SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Effective September 1, 2019, the heading to Section 25.03, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 25.03.  [RAILWAY CARS AND] EXCURSION BOATS: PERMITS, FEES.

SECTION ____.  Effective September 1, 2019, Sections 25.03(c) and (d), Alcoholic Beverage Code, are amended to read as follows:

(c)  Application for a permit for [a railway car or] an excursion boat and payment of the required fee shall be made directly to the commission.

(d)  A permit for [a railway car or] an excursion boat is inoperative in a dry area.