Bill Text: TX HB2707 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to the holding of an interest in certain alcoholic beverage licenses, permits, or premises by certain persons whose alcoholic beverage license or permit has been revoked.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Effective immediately [HB2707 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB2707-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to the holding of an interest in certain alcoholic beverage licenses, permits, or premises by certain persons whose alcoholic beverage license or permit has been revoked.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Effective immediately [HB2707 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB2707-Introduced.html
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By: Burnam | H.B. No. 2707 |
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relating to the holding of an interest in certain alcoholic | ||
beverage licenses, permits, or premises by certain persons whose | ||
alcoholic beverage license or permit has been revoked. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 11, Alcoholic Beverage | ||
Code, is amended by adding Section 11.481 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 11.481. REFUSAL OF PERMIT AUTHORIZING ON-PREMISES | ||
CONSUMPTION. (a) The commission or administrator shall refuse to | ||
issue an original or renewal permit authorizing on-premises | ||
consumption, with or without a hearing, if the commission or | ||
administrator has reasonable grounds to believe and finds that a | ||
person who would or does have a financial interest in the permit or | ||
an interest in the premises for which the permit is sought | ||
previously held a license or permit under this code that was | ||
canceled or not renewed during the three years preceding the date | ||
the permit application was filed as a result of a shooting, | ||
stabbing, or other violent act or as a result of an offense | ||
involving drugs, prostitution, or human trafficking. | ||
(b) This section does not apply to the issuance of an | ||
original or renewal permit authorizing on-premises consumption for | ||
a location that also holds a food and beverage certificate but does | ||
not hold a late hours permit. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 61.42, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is | ||
amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: | ||
(d) The county judge, commission, or administrator shall | ||
refuse to approve an original or renewal license authorizing | ||
on-premises consumption if the county judge, commission, or | ||
administrator has reasonable grounds to believe and finds that a | ||
person who would or does have a financial interest in the license or | ||
an interest in the premises for which the license is sought | ||
previously held a license or permit under this code that was | ||
canceled or not renewed during the three years preceding the date of | ||
the license application as a result of a shooting, stabbing, or | ||
other violent act or as a result of an offense involving drugs, | ||
prostitution, or human trafficking. This subsection does not apply | ||
to the issuance of an original or renewal license authorizing | ||
on-premises consumption for a location that holds a food and | ||
beverage certificate but does not hold a late hours license. | ||
SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only | ||
to an application for an original license or permit that is filed on | ||
or after the effective date of this Act. An application filed | ||
before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in | ||
effect immediately before that date, and that law is continued in | ||
effect for that purpose. | ||
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |