Bill Text: TX HB679 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to a local option election on the sale of certain alcoholic beverages on Sunday.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2025-04-08 - Left pending in committee [HB679 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-HB679-Introduced.html

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89R3891 MPF-F
By: Bucy H.B. No. 679

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a local option election on the sale of certain alcoholic
beverages on Sunday.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 105.01(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) Except as provided in Sections 105.011, 105.02, 105.03,
105.04, 105.08, and 105.091, no person may sell, offer for sale, or
deliver any liquor:
(1) on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas
Day;
(2) on Sunday; or
(3) before 10 a.m. or after 9 p.m. on any other day.
SECTION 2. Chapter 105, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended
by adding Section 105.011 to read as follows:
Sec. 105.011. SUNDAY SALE OF LIQUOR IN CERTAIN AREAS. In an
area where the sale on Sunday of liquor for off-premise consumption
has been approved by local option election:
(1) the holder of a package store permit may sell,
offer for sale, or deliver liquor on Sunday between 10 a.m. and 9
p.m.;
(2) the holder of a wholesaler's permit may sell, offer
for sale, or deliver liquor to a retailer anytime on Sunday; and
(3) the holder of a local distributor's permit may
sell, offer for sale, or deliver liquor to a retailer on Sunday
between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m.
SECTION 3. Subchapter B, Chapter 501, Election Code, is
amended by adding Section 501.0351 to read as follows:
Sec. 501.0351. ISSUE ON SUNDAY SALE OF LIQUOR. (a) In an
area where the sale of liquor for off-premise consumption has been
legalized, a local option election may be held to prohibit or
legalize the sale on Sunday of liquor for off-premise consumption.
(b) The ballot shall be prepared to permit voting for or
against the issue: "The sale on Sunday of liquor for off-premise
consumption."
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.