81R11149 MCK-F
By: Keffer H.B. No. 2607
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to authorizing individuals to leave certain permitted
premises with alcoholic beverages.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 28, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended
by adding Section 28.101 to read as follows:
Sec. 28.101. PUBLIC CONSUMPTION. (a) This section applies
only to a mixed beverage permit holder whose premises are located in
a municipality that:
(1) has a population of less than 10,000;
(2) is located in a county with a population of less
than 50,000; and
(3) contains a historic preservation district that
borders a lake.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 28.10 or any other law, the
holder of a mixed beverage permit whose permitted premises are
located in a historic preservation district or a historic
compatibility district adjacent to a historic preservation
district may permit a patron to leave the permitted premises, even
though the patron possesses an alcoholic beverage, if:
(1) the beverage is in an open container and appears to
be possessed for present consumption; and
(2) the public consumption of alcoholic beverages or
possession of an open container of an alcoholic beverage is not
prohibited in the historic preservation district or historic
compatibility district where the permitted premises are located.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.