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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the temporary closure of certain businesses following a |
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violent act on the premises. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 104, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 104.08 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 104.08. MANDATORY CLOSURE AFTER VIOLENT INCIDENT. (a) |
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This section applies only to a permit or license holder that: |
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(1) operates as a bar, nightclub, or similar |
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commercial venue; and |
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(2) derives more than 50 percent of the holder's gross |
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revenue from the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises |
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consumption. |
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(b) If a shooting, stabbing, or other violent act that |
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results in the hospitalization or death of an individual occurs on |
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the premises of a permit or license holder, the permit or license |
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holder shall immediately close the premises. The permit or license |
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holder shall keep the premises closed until the 48th hour following |
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the violent act to allow law enforcement to investigate the |
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incident unless the law enforcement agency conducting the |
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investigation authorizes the permit or license holder to reopen the |
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premises before the 48th hour via written notice, with a carbon copy |
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sent to Texas Alcoholic Business Commission. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |