H.B. No. 1953
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.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1953 was passed by the House on April
25, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 2, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1953 was passed by the Senate on May
20, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor