Amend CSHB 1545 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Effective September 1, 2019, Section 105.01(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) Except as provided in Sections 105.011, 105.02, 105.03, 105.04, and 105.08, no person may sell, offer for sale, or deliver any liquor:
(1) on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day;
(2) on Sunday; or
(3) before 10 a.m. or after 9 p.m. on any other day.
SECTION ____. Effective September 1, 2019, Chapter 105, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended by adding Section 105.011 to read as follows:
Sec. 105.011. SUNDAY SALE OF LIQUOR IN CERTAIN AREAS. In an area where the sale on Sunday of liquor for off-premise consumption has been approved by local option election:
(1) the holder of a package store permit may sell, offer for sale, or deliver liquor on Sunday between noon and 9 p.m.;
(2) the holder of a wholesaler's permit may sell, offer for sale, or deliver liquor to a retailer anytime on Sunday; and
(3) the holder of a local distributor's permit may sell, offer for sale, or deliver liquor to a retailer on Sunday between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m.
SECTION ____. Effective September 1, 2019, Subchapter B, Chapter 501, Election Code, is amended by adding Section 501.0351 to read as follows:
Sec. 501.0351. ISSUE ON SUNDAY SALE OF LIQUOR. (a) In an area where the sale of liquor for off-premise consumption has been legalized, a local option election may be held to prohibit or legalize the sale on Sunday of liquor for off-premise consumption.
(b) The ballot shall be prepared to permit voting for or against the issue: "The sale on Sunday of liquor for off-premise consumption."