H.B. No. 3829 AN ACT relating to the per diem for members of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 5.08, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 5.08. PER DIEM, EXPENSES. Members of the commission receive per diem as provided by the General Appropriations Act [of $10 a day,] for not more than 60 days a year, plus actual expenses, while attending commission meetings or otherwise engaged in the performance of their duties. 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, 2009. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 3829 was passed by the House on May 7, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 1 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 3829 was passed by the Senate on May 26, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor