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Amend HB 1545 on third reading as follows:
(1) Strike the SECTION of the bill amending Section 24.07, Alcoholic Beverage Code, and substitute the following:
SECTION 90. (a) Effective September 1, 2019, Section 24.07, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 24.07. WHEN LICENSE ALSO HELD: HOURS OF SALE, ETC. A holder of a wine only package store permit who also holds a retail dealer's off-premise license for the same location may remain open and sell ale, wine, vinous liquors, and beer, for off-premises consumption only, on any day and during the same hours that the holder of a wine and beer retailer's permit may sell ale, beer, and wine, except that the permittee [he] may not sell wine or vinous liquor containing more than 17 percent alcohol by volume [on a Sunday or] after 10 p.m. on any day.
(b) Effective September 1, 2021, Section 24.07, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 24.07. [WHEN LICENSE ALSO HELD:] HOURS OF SALE[, ETC]. A holder of a wine only package store permit [who also holds a retail dealer's off-premise license for the same location] may remain open and sell malt beverages [ale], wine, and vinous liquors, [and beer,] for off-premises consumption only, on any day and during the same hours that the holder of a wine and malt beverage [beer] retailer's permit may sell malt beverages [ale, beer,] and wine, except that the permittee [he] may not sell wine or vinous liquor containing more than 17 percent alcohol by volume [on a Sunday or] after 10 p.m. on any day.
(2) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill as appropriate:
SECTION ____. Effective September 1, 2019, Section 105.01, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 105.01. HOURS OF SALE: LIQUOR. (a) Except as provided in Sections 105.02, 105.03, 105.04, and 105.08, no person may sell, offer for sale, or deliver any liquor:
(1) before noon or after 9 p.m. [on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day;
[(2)] on Sunday; or
(2) [(3)] before 10 a.m. or after 9 p.m. on any other day.
(b) A person may not sell or offer for sale liquor on more than six days during a week [When Christmas Day or New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, Subsection (a) of this section applies to the following Monday].
SECTION ____. Effective September 1, 2019, Section 105.02, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 105.02. HOURS OF SALE: WHOLESALERS AND LOCAL DISTRIBUTORS TO RETAILERS. (a) A holder of a wholesaler's permit may sell, offer for sale, or deliver liquor to a retailer anytime except a day on which a package store permittee is prohibited from selling liquor [Sunday and Christmas Day].
(b) A local distributor's permittee may sell, offer for sale, or deliver liquor to a retailer between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. on any day except[:
[(1)
Sunday;
[(2)
Christmas Day; or
[(3)] a day on which a package store permittee is prohibited from selling liquor.