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AN ACT
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relating to the consumption, possession, and sale of alcoholic |
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beverages at certain performing arts facilities owned by certain |
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school districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.179(a), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The board of trustees of a school district may adopt a |
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policy allowing the consumption, possession, and sale of an |
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alcoholic beverage at an event held at a performing arts facility |
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owned by the district if: |
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(1) the facility is leased to a nonprofit organization |
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for an event not sponsored or sanctioned by the district; and |
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(2) the district is located in: |
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(A) a county: |
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(i) [(A)] that has a population of not more |
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than 300,000; and |
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(ii) [(B)] in which a component university |
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of the University of Houston System is located; or |
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(B) a county in which is located a facility |
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described by Subdivision (1) within two miles of two or more |
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stadiums with a capacity of at least 40,000 people. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1825 was passed by the House on April |
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12, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 105, Nays 39, 3 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1825 was passed by the Senate on May |
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18, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |