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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the storage of alcoholic beverages by the holder of a |
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passenger transportation permit. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 48.03(b), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The holder of a passenger transportation permit issued |
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under this section may: |
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(1) sell or serve alcoholic beverages in or from any |
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size container on a commercial passenger airplane operated in |
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compliance with a valid license, permit, or certificate issued |
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under the authority of the United States or of this state, even |
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though the plane, in the course of its flight, may cross an area in |
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which the sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited; and |
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(2) store alcoholic beverages in sealed containers of |
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any size at any airport regularly served by the permittee or a |
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location within five miles of any airport regularly served by the |
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permittee in the same county as the airport, in accordance with |
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rules and regulations promulgated by the commission. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |