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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the delivery of alcoholic beverages from certain |
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premises to the ultimate consumer. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. SECTION 1. Section 57.02(b), Alcoholic Beverage |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The holder of a consumer delivery permit may make |
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deliveries of alcoholic beverages: |
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(1) only in response to bona fide orders placed by the |
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consumer under Section 57.01; and |
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(2) only in an area not more than 50 miles from the |
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retailer's premises [areas] where the sale of the beverages is |
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legal [in: |
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[(A) the county in which the premises of the |
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retailer making the sale is located; |
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[(B) the city or town in which the premises of the |
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retailer making the sale is located, if the retailer is located in a |
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city or town; or |
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[(C) an area not further than two miles beyond |
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the municipal boundary of the city or town in which the premises of |
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the retailer is located, if applicable]. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |