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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to package store permits. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 22.06(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 102.05 of this |
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code and in Subsection (b) of this section, no person who holds a |
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package store permit or owns an interest in a package store may have |
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a direct or indirect interest in any of the following: |
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(1) a manufacturer's, retail dealer's on-premise, or |
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general, branch, or local distributor's license; |
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(2) a wine and beer retailer's, wine and beer |
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retailer's off-premise, wine only package store, |
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or mixed beverage |
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permit; or |
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(3) the business of any of the permits or licenses |
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listed in Subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. Section 22.06(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, as |
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amended by this act, shall not apply with regard to a wine only |
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package store permit which was held by a package store permittee on |
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September 1, 2019. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |