82R18327 MCK-D
By: Alvarado, et al. H.B. No. 882
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 882:
By: Harless C.S.H.B. No. 882
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the creation of an offense prohibiting certain
transactions involving malt liquor containing certain stimulants.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 101, Alcoholic Beverage
Code, is amended by adding Section 101.651 to read as follows:
Sec. 101.651. CERTAIN STIMULANTS PROHIBITED. (a) Except
as provided by this section, a person may not manufacture, import,
sell, or possess for the purpose of sale malt liquor in a sealed
container that contains caffeine, ginseng, taurine, or guarana as
an added ingredient.
(b) This section does not apply to malt liquor that contains
caffeine that is a natural constituent of an ingredient other than
an ingredient listed in Subsection (a).
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, 2011.