Bill Text: TX SB1176 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the creation of a water park permit in the Alcoholic Beverage Code; authorizing a fee.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-18 - Effective immediately [SB1176 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SB1176-Enrolled.html
S.B. No. 1176 |
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relating to the creation of a water park permit in the Alcoholic | ||
Beverage Code; authorizing a fee. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 3, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is | ||
amended by adding Chapter 56 to read as follows: | ||
CHAPTER 56. WATER PARK PERMIT | ||
Sec. 56.01. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. Notwithstanding any | ||
other provision of this code, the holder of two or more water park | ||
permits may deliver alcoholic beverages from any premises for which | ||
one of those permits has been issued to any other premises for which | ||
one of those permits has been issued. | ||
Sec. 56.02. QUALIFICATIONS FOR PERMIT; ELIGIBLE PREMISES. | ||
(a) A water park permit may be issued only to a person who: | ||
(1) holds a wine and beer retailer's permit under | ||
Chapter 25; and | ||
(2) operates a public venue that: | ||
(A) involves waterslides, food service, music, | ||
and amusement activities; and | ||
(B) is located primarily along the banks of the | ||
Comal River. | ||
(b) A person described by Subsection (a) may be issued water | ||
park permits for not more than five premises: | ||
(1) for which wine and beer retailer's permits have | ||
been issued under Chapter 25; and | ||
(2) that are located: | ||
(A) in the public venue described in Subsection | ||
(a)(2); or | ||
(B) not more than one mile from the boundary of | ||
that venue. | ||
Sec. 56.03. FEE. The annual state fee for a water park | ||
permit is $30. | ||
Sec. 56.04. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW. Except as | ||
otherwise provided in this chapter, the provisions of this code | ||
applicable to a wine and beer retailer's permit apply to a water | ||
park permit. | ||
SECTION 2. 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, 2017. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1176 passed the Senate on | ||
April 10, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1176 passed the House on | ||
May 4, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, two present | ||
not voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
Approved: | ||
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Date | ||
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Governor |