81R12543 MCK-F
By: Hamilton H.B. No. 3437
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the amount of the fee for issuing certain alcoholic
beverage permits.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 25.02, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 25.02. FEE. (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b)
and (c) [in Subsection (b)] and Section 25.03, the annual state fee
for a wine and beer retailer's permit is $275 [$175].
(b) The annual state fee for an original [a] wine and beer
retailer's permit in connection with an establishment located in a
county with a population of 1.4 million or more, other than a permit
issued with a food and beverage certificate, is $1,000 [$750]. The
annual state [original application] fee for a renewal of a wine and
beer retailer's permit in connection with an establishment located
in a county with a population of 1.4 million or more, other than a
permit issued with a food and beverage certificate, is $750
[$1,000].
(c) The annual state fee for an original wine and beer
retailer's permit issued to a fraternal organization or a veterans
organization, as those terms are defined by Section 32.11, is $175.
The annual state fee for a renewal of a wine and beer retailer's
permit issued to a fraternal organization or a veterans
organization is $175.
SECTION 2. Section 69.02, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 69.02. FEE. (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b)
and (c) [in Subsection (b)] and Section 69.03, the annual state fee
for a retail dealer's on-premise license is $250 [$150].
(b) The annual state fee for an original [a] retail dealer's
on-premise license in connection with an establishment located in a
county with a population of 1.4 million or more, other than a
license issued with a food and beverage certificate, is $1,000
[$750]. The annual state [original application] fee for a renewal
of a retail dealer's on-premise license in connection with an
establishment located in a county with a population of 1.4 million
or more, other than a license issued with a food and beverage
certificate, is $750 [$1,000].
(c) The annual state fee for an original retail dealer's
on-premise license issued to a fraternal organization or a veterans
organization, as those terms are defined by Section 32.11, is $150.
The annual state fee for a renewal of a retail dealer's on-premise
license issued to a fraternal organization or a veterans
organization is $150.
SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a fee due on or after the effective date of this Act. A fee due
before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in
effect immediately before the effective date of this Act, and that
law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.