Bill Text: TX SB595 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the hours of sale for liquor.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-08 - Left pending in committee [SB595 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-SB595-Introduced.html

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82R4305 MCK-D
By: Ellis S.B. No. 595

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the hours of sale for liquor.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 105.01, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 105.01. HOURS OF SALE: LIQUOR. [(a)] Except as
provided in Sections 105.02, 105.03, 105.04, and 105.08, no person
may sell, offer for sale, or deliver any liquor:
(1) on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas
Day; or
(2) [on Sunday; or
[(3)] before 10 a.m. or after 9 p.m. on any other day.
[(b) When Christmas Day or New Year's Day falls on a Sunday,
Subsection (a) of this section applies to the following Monday.]
SECTION 2. Section 105.02, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 105.02. HOURS OF SALE: WHOLESALERS AND LOCAL
DISTRIBUTORS TO RETAILERS. (a) A holder of a wholesaler's permit
may sell, offer for sale, or deliver liquor to a retailer anytime
except [Sunday and] Christmas Day.
(b) A local distributor's permittee may sell, offer for
sale, or deliver liquor to a retailer between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. on
any day except:
(1) [Sunday;
[(2)] Christmas Day; or
(2) [(3)] a day on which a package store permittee is
prohibited from selling liquor.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.