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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring a security plan for certain alcoholic |
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beverage permit applications. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 11, Alcoholic Beverage |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 11.341 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.341. REQUIRED SECURITY PLAN. (a) An application |
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for an original or renewal permit authorizing the sale of alcoholic |
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beverages for on-premises consumption must include a security plan. |
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(b) The security plan must include information regarding: |
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(1) the type and location of cameras installed on the |
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premises; |
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(2) an emergency evacuation plan; |
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(3) on-site security personnel, including the use of |
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security guards or a licensed security service; and |
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(4) any other information the commission determines |
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necessary. |
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(c) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this |
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section, including rules requiring the applicant or permit holder |
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to notify the commission of any updates or changes to the |
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applicant's or permit holder's security plan. |
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SECTION 2. Section 11.341, Alcoholic Beverage Code, as |
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added by this Act, applies to an application for an alcoholic |
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beverage permit filed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An application for an alcoholic beverage permit filed before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the application is filed, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |