81R5748 MCK-D
By: Gutierrez H.B. No. 863
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;
(2) before noon or after 6 p.m. 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. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.