BILL ANALYSIS

C.S.H.B. 4456

By: Geren

Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Committee Report (Substituted)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

It has been suggested that conforming the alcohol laws in the multicounty jurisdiction for the City of Grapevine would be beneficial. C.S.H.B. 4456 seeks to establish such conformity.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

ANALYSIS

C.S.H.B. 4456 amends the Alcoholic Beverage Code to make statutory provisions relating to the change of wet or dry status for a territory annexed or owned by certain municipalities applicable to a municipality that:

· is partially located in five counties, one of which has a population of 1.8 million or more and is adjacent to a county with a population of 2.2 million or more;

· may annex an area on request of owners as a tier 2 municipality;

· is subject to a limited purpose annexation and development agreement; and

· has within its boundaries all or part of an international airport operated jointly by two municipalities.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2019.

COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE

While C.S.H.B. 4456 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following summarizes the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.

The substitute does not include provisions relating to a change of status for territory annexed or owned by certain municipalities but includes instead provisions making statutory provisions relating to the change of wet or dry status for a territory annexed or owned by certain municipalities applicable to a certain municipality.