83R19780 MCK-D By: Thompson of Harris H.B. No. 1953 Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1953: By: Smith C.S.H.B. No. 1953 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the payment for liquor by a retailer. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 102.32, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows: (b-1) A wholesale dealer who accepts a check or draft as payment from a retailer for the purchase of liquor must deposit the check or draft in the bank for payment or present the check or draft for payment within five business days after it is received. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.