BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 3504 By: Smith Licensing & Administrative Procedures Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Current law allows sweepstakes promotions to be conducted in Texas, but interested parties report that current law has been interpreted in such a way as to not allow sweepstakes prizes to be awarded on a retailer's premises. H.B. 3504 seeks to clarify the law and allow for sweepstakes prizes to be awarded to a customer on a retailer's premises. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 3504 amends the Alcoholic Beverage Code to prohibit Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission rules governing sweepstakes promotions from prohibiting a manufacturer or nonresident manufacturer from awarding a prize to a consumer on a retailer's premises in a sweepstakes. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2013.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 3504
By: Smith
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 3504
By: Smith
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Current law allows sweepstakes promotions to be conducted in Texas, but interested parties report that current law has been interpreted in such a way as to not allow sweepstakes prizes to be awarded on a retailer's premises. H.B. 3504 seeks to clarify the law and allow for sweepstakes prizes to be awarded to a customer on a retailer's premises.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS H.B. 3504 amends the Alcoholic Beverage Code to prohibit Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission rules governing sweepstakes promotions from prohibiting a manufacturer or nonresident manufacturer from awarding a prize to a consumer on a retailer's premises in a sweepstakes.
EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2013.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Current law allows sweepstakes promotions to be conducted in Texas, but interested parties report that current law has been interpreted in such a way as to not allow sweepstakes prizes to be awarded on a retailer's premises. H.B. 3504 seeks to clarify the law and allow for sweepstakes prizes to be awarded to a customer on a retailer's premises.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
H.B. 3504 amends the Alcoholic Beverage Code to prohibit Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission rules governing sweepstakes promotions from prohibiting a manufacturer or nonresident manufacturer from awarding a prize to a consumer on a retailer's premises in a sweepstakes.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2013.