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Amend CSHB 1024 (house committee report) as follows:
(1)  On page 4, strike lines 19-23 and substitute the following:
beverages from the club premises, except:
(1)  as authorized by:
(A)  Section 28.10(b) or 32.155; or
(B)  Chapter 57, as added by Chapter 441 (SB1450), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019; or
(2)  for the purpose of removing unused inventory the person brought onto the premises under Section 14.07, as added by Chapter 792 (HB1997), Acts of the 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, or 37.01(d).
(2)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____.  Section 32.17(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, as effective September 1, 2021, is amended to read as follows:
(a)  The commission or administrator may cancel or suspend for a period of time not exceeding 60 days, after notice and hearing, an original or renewal private club registration permit on finding that the permittee club has:
(1)  sold, offered for sale, purchased, or held title to any alcoholic beverage so as to constitute an open saloon;
(2)  refused to allow an authorized agent or representative of the commission or a peace officer to come on the club premises for the purposes of inspecting alcoholic beverages stored on the premises or investigating compliance with the provisions of this code;
(3)  refused to furnish the commission or its agent or representative when requested any information pertaining to the storage, possession, serving, or consumption of alcoholic beverages on club premises;
(4)  except as authorized under Section 32.15, permitted or allowed any alcoholic beverages stored on club premises to be served or consumed at any place other than on the club premises;
(5)  failed to maintain an adequate building at the address for which the private club registration permit was issued;
(6)  caused, permitted, or allowed any member of a club in a dry area to store any liquor on club premises except under the locker system;
(7)  caused, permitted, or allowed any person to consume or be served any alcoholic beverage on the club premises:
(A)  at any time on Sunday between the hours of 1:15 a.m. and 10 a.m. or on any other day at any time between the hours of 12:15 a.m. and 7 a.m., if the club does not have a retailer late hours certificate, except that an alcoholic beverage served to a customer between 10 a.m. and 12 noon on Sunday must be provided during the service of food to the customer; or
(B)  at any time on Sunday between the hours of 2 a.m. and 10 a.m. or on any other day at any time between the hours of 2 a.m. and 7 a.m., if the club has a retailer late hours certificate, except that an alcoholic beverage served to a customer between 10 a.m. and 12 noon on Sunday must be provided during the service of food to the customer; or
(8)  violated or assisted, aided or abetted the violation of any provision of this code.