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AN ACT
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relating to allowing the governing bodies of certain political |
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subdivisions to call for a local option election relating to the |
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sale of alcoholic beverages. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 501, Election Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 501.0211 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 501.0211. ELECTION CALLED BY GOVERNING BODY OF |
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POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. (a) This section applies only to: |
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(1) a county: |
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(A) with a population of more than 70,000 and |
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less than 100,000; |
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(B) that contains a portion of the Colorado |
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River; and |
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(C) that is adjacent to a county with a |
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population of one million or more; and |
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(2) a municipality: |
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(A) with a population of 240,000 or more; |
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(B) that is located in two or more counties; and |
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(C) that borders a man-made lake that has a |
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surface area of at least 20,000 acres. |
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(b) The commissioners court of a county may, on the |
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commissioners court's own motion, order a local option election to |
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be held in the county or a justice precinct in the county to |
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determine whether the sale of alcoholic beverages of one or more of |
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the various types and alcoholic contents shall be legalized in the |
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county or the justice precinct. |
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(c) The governing body of a municipality located in a county |
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described by Subsection (a)(1) may, by resolution, order a local |
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option election to be held in the municipality to determine whether |
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the sale of alcoholic beverages of one or more of the various types |
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and alcoholic contents shall be legalized in the municipality. |
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(d) The governing body of a municipality described by |
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Subsection (a)(2) may, by resolution, order a local option election |
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to be held in the municipality to determine whether the sale of |
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mixed beverages, as described by Section 501.035(b)(8), shall be |
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legalized in the municipality. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2885 was passed by the House on April |
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30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 112, Nays 22, 2 present, not |
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voting; that the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to |
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H.B. No. 2885 on May 29, 2025, and requested the appointment of a |
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conference committee to consider the differences between the two |
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houses; and that the House adopted the conference committee report |
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on H.B. No. 2885 on June 1, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 101, |
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Nays 27, 1 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2885 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 26, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays |
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3; at the request of the House, the Senate appointed a conference |
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committee to consider the differences between the two houses; and |
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that the Senate adopted the conference committee report on H.B. No. |
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2885 on June 1, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |