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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 shall deny an application for a permit or |
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license for any location of an applicant who submitted a prior |
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application that expired or was voluntarily surrendered before the |
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hearing on the application was held on a protest involving |
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allegations of prostitution, a shooting, stabbing, or other violent |
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act, or an offense involving drugs, [or] trafficking of persons, or |
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drink solicitation as described by Section 104.01 before the third |
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anniversary of the date the prior application expired or was |
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voluntarily 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 shall deny for a period of one year after |
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cancellation an application for a mixed beverage permit or private |
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club registration permit for a premises where a license or permit |
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has been canceled during the 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 3. Section 61.42(c), Alcoholic Beverage Code, as |
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effective September 1, 2021, is amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The commission shall deny for a period of one year an |
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application for a retail dealer's on-premise license or a wine and |
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malt beverage retailer's permit for a premises where a license or |
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permit has been canceled during the preceding 12 months as a result |
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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, 2021. |