H.B. No. 1953 AN ACT relating to notice by sign of an alcoholic beverage permit or license application. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 11.391(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) An applicant for a permit issued under this code for a location not previously licensed for the on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages must [shall], not later than the 60th day before the date the permit [application] is issued [filed], prominently post an outdoor sign at the location stating that alcoholic beverages are intended to be served on the premises, the type of permit, and the name and business address of the applicant. SECTION 2. Section 61.381(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) An applicant for a license issued under this code for a location not previously licensed for the on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages must [shall], not later than the 60th day before the date the license [application] is issued [filed], prominently post an outdoor sign at the location stating that alcoholic beverages are intended to be served on the premises, the type of license, and the name and business address of the applicant. SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only to an application for an alcoholic beverage permit or license filed on or after the effective date of this Act. An application filed 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, 2011. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1953 was passed by the House on April 14, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 1 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 1953 was passed by the Senate on May 12, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor