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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to civil liability for the provision of an alcoholic |
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beverage to a minor. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2.02(c), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) An adult 21 years of age or older is liable for damages |
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proximately caused by the intoxication of a minor [under the age of
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18] if: |
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(1) the adult is not: |
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(A) the minor's parent, guardian, or spouse; or |
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(B) an adult in whose custody the minor has been |
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committed by a court; and |
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(2) the adult knowingly: |
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(A) served or provided to the minor any of the |
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alcoholic beverages that contributed to the minor's intoxication; |
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or |
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(B) allowed the minor to be served or provided |
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any of the alcoholic beverages that contributed to the minor's |
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intoxication on the premises owned or leased by the adult. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A cause of action that accrued before the effective date |
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of this Act is governed by the law applicable to the cause of action |
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immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2015. |