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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain restrictions on package store permit holders. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 22.06(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 102.05, no |
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person who holds a package store permit or owns an interest in a |
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package store may have a direct or indirect interest in any of the |
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following: |
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(1) a brewer's [, retail dealer's on-premise,] or |
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general or branch distributor's license; |
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(2) a [wine and malt beverage retailer's, wine and malt |
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beverage retailer's off-premise, or] mixed beverage permit; or |
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(3) the business of any of the permits or licenses |
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listed in Subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. Section 22.14(d), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall not apply to a |
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package store that: |
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(1) qualifies for exemption under Section 11.50; |
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(2) is adjacent [or] to the premises of a business |
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covered by a wine only package store permit, wine and malt beverage |
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retailer's permit, or wine and malt beverage retailer's off-premise |
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permit operated by the package store permit holder; or |
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(3) is located in a hotel that qualifies for exemption |
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under Section 102.05. |
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SECTION 3. Section 22.16, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |