| 1 | 1 | | 82R18327 MCK-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Alvarado, et al. H.B. No. 882 |
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| 3 | 3 | | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 882: |
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| 4 | 4 | | By: Harless C.S.H.B. No. 882 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to the creation of an offense prohibiting certain |
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| 10 | 10 | | transactions involving malt liquor containing certain stimulants. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 101, Alcoholic Beverage |
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| 13 | 13 | | Code, is amended by adding Section 101.651 to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 101.651. CERTAIN STIMULANTS PROHIBITED. (a) Except |
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| 15 | 15 | | as provided by this section, a person may not manufacture, import, |
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| 16 | 16 | | sell, or possess for the purpose of sale malt liquor in a sealed |
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| 17 | 17 | | container that contains caffeine, ginseng, taurine, or guarana as |
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| 18 | 18 | | an added ingredient. |
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| 19 | 19 | | (b) This section does not apply to malt liquor that contains |
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| 20 | 20 | | caffeine that is a natural constituent of an ingredient other than |
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| 21 | 21 | | an ingredient listed in Subsection (a). |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 23 | 23 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 24 | 24 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 25 | 25 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 26 | 26 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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