H.B. No. 2460 AN ACT relating to the possession of stamps indicating the payment of taxes by certain permittees. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 28, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended by adding Section 28.151 to read as follows: Sec. 28.151. POSSESSION OF CERTAIN STAMPS. A mixed beverage permittee may not possess a stamp used to show payment of a tax unless the stamp is affixed to a bottle or container of liquor. SECTION 2. Chapter 32, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended by adding Section 32.201 to read as follows: Sec. 32.201. POSSESSION OF CERTAIN STAMPS. A private club registration permittee may not possess a stamp used to show payment of a tax unless the stamp is affixed to a bottle or container of liquor. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 2460 was passed by the House on April 25, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 135, Nays 1, 2 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 2460 was passed by the Senate on May 22, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor