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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of certain package store permits and the |
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transfer of package store permits to another location. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.08, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 11.08. CHANGE OF LOCATION. If a permittee, other than |
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a package store permittee, desires to change the location of the |
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permittee's [his] place of business, the permittee [he] may file an |
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application for a change of location with the commission. The |
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application shall be on a form prescribed by the commission. The |
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commission or administrator may deny the application on any ground |
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for which an original application may be denied. The application is |
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subject to protest and hearing in the same manner as an original |
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application for a permit. |
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SECTION 2. Section 22.041(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission may issue an original package store |
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permit to a person for an existing package store business if: |
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(1) the person acquired by purchase or otherwise the |
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existing package store business; [and] |
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(2) the existing package store business has been |
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operating in the same location [county] for more than one year |
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before the date the person acquired the package store business; and |
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(3) the permit is for the same location as the existing |
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package store business. |
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SECTION 3. Section 22.05, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 22.05. TRANSFER OF PERMITS PROHIBITED. The holder of a |
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package store permit may not transfer the permit to another |
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location [county]. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |