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AN ACT
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relating to notice by sign of an alcoholic beverage permit or |
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license application. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 11.391(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) An applicant for a permit issued under this code for a |
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location not previously licensed for the on-premises consumption of |
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alcoholic beverages must [shall], not later than the 60th day |
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before the date the permit [application] is issued [filed], |
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prominently post an outdoor sign at the location stating that |
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alcoholic beverages are intended to be served on the premises, the |
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type of permit, and the name and business address of the applicant. |
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SECTION 2. Section 61.381(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) An applicant for a license issued under this code for a |
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location not previously licensed for the on-premises consumption of |
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alcoholic beverages must [shall], not later than the 60th day |
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before the date the license [application] is issued [filed], |
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prominently post an outdoor sign at the location stating that |
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alcoholic beverages are intended to be served on the premises, the |
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type of license, and the name and business address of the applicant. |
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SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an application for an alcoholic beverage permit or license filed |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. An application filed |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1953 was passed by the House on April |
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14, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1953 was passed by the Senate on May |
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12, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |