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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to grounds for refusal of certain alcoholic beverage |
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licenses and permits. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.44(b), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The commission or administrator shall refuse to issue |
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for a period of three years a permit or license for any location to |
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an applicant who submitted a prior application that expired or was |
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voluntarily surrendered before the hearing on the application was |
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held on a protest involving allegations of prostitution, a |
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shooting, stabbing, or other violent act, or an offense involving |
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drugs, [or] trafficking of persons, or drink solicitation as |
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described by Section 104.01. The three-year period commences on |
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the date the prior application expired or was voluntarily |
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surrendered. |
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SECTION 2. Section 11.46(c), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The commission or administrator shall refuse to issue |
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for a period of one year after cancellation a mixed beverage permit |
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or private club registration permit for a premises where a license |
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or permit has been canceled during the preceding 12 months as a |
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result of: |
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(1) a shooting, stabbing, or other violent act; [,] or |
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(2) [as a result of] an offense involving drugs, |
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prostitution, [or] trafficking of persons, or drink solicitation as |
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described by Section 104.01. |
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SECTION 3. Section 61.42(c), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The county judge, commission, or administrator shall |
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refuse to approve or issue for a period of one year a retail |
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dealer's on-premise license or a wine and beer retailer's permit for |
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a premises where a license or permit has been canceled during the |
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preceding 12 months as a result of: |
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(1) a shooting, stabbing, or other violent act; [,] or |
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(2) [as a result of] an offense involving drugs, |
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prostitution, [or] trafficking of persons, or drink solicitation as |
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described by Section 104.01. |
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SECTION 4. Sections 11.44(b), 11.46(c), and 61.42(c), |
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Alcoholic Beverage Code, as amended by this Act, apply to an |
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application for an alcoholic beverage permit or license filed on or |
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after the effective date of this Act or pending on the effective |
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date of this Act. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |