88R1077 JAM-F
 
  By: Bucy H.B. No. 1346
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to a local option election to allow the sale of certain
  alcoholic beverages on Sunday.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 105.01(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (a)  Except as provided in Sections 105.011, 105.02, 105.03,
  105.04, 105.08, and 105.091, no person may sell, offer for sale, or
  deliver any liquor:
               (1)  on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas
  Day;
               (2)  on Sunday; or
               (3)  before 10 a.m. or after 9 p.m. on any other day.
         SECTION 2.  Chapter 105, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended
  by adding Section 105.011 to read as follows:
         Sec. 105.011.  SUNDAY SALE OF LIQUOR IN CERTAIN AREAS. In an
  area where the sale on Sunday of liquor for off-premise consumption
  has been approved by local option election:
               (1)  the holder of a package store permit may sell,
  offer for sale, or deliver liquor on Sunday between 10 a.m. and 9
  p.m.;
               (2)  the holder of a wholesaler's permit may sell, offer
  for sale, or deliver liquor to a retailer anytime on Sunday; and
               (3)  the holder of a local distributor's permit may
  sell, offer for sale, or deliver liquor to a retailer on Sunday
  between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m.
         SECTION 3.  Subchapter B, Chapter 501, Election Code, is
  amended by adding Section 501.0351 to read as follows:
         Sec. 501.0351.  ISSUE ON SUNDAY SALE OF LIQUOR. (a) In an
  area where the sale of liquor for off-premise consumption has been
  legalized, a local option election may be held to prohibit or
  legalize the sale on Sunday of liquor for off-premise consumption.
         (b)  The ballot shall be prepared to permit voting for or
  against the issue: "The sale on Sunday of liquor for off-premise
  consumption."
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.