83R3044 MCK-D
By: Thompson of Harris H.B. No. 421
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the hours of sale for liquor.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 105.01, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 105.01. HOURS OF SALE: LIQUOR. [(a)] Except as
provided in Sections 105.02, 105.03, 105.04, and 105.08, no person
may sell, offer for sale, or deliver any liquor:
(1) on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas
Day;
(2) before noon or after 10 p.m. on Sunday; or
(3) before 9 [10] a.m. or after 10 [9] p.m. on any
other day.
[(b) When Christmas Day or New Year's Day falls on a Sunday,
Subsection (a) of this section applies to the following Monday.]
SECTION 2. Section 105.02, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 105.02. HOURS OF SALE: WHOLESALERS AND LOCAL
DISTRIBUTORS TO RETAILERS. (a) A holder of a wholesaler's permit
may sell, offer for sale, or deliver liquor to a retailer anytime
except [Sunday and] Christmas Day.
(b) A local distributor's permittee may sell, offer for
sale, or deliver liquor to a retailer between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. on
any day except:
(1) [Sunday;
[(2)] Christmas Day; or
(2) [(3)] a day on which a package store permittee is
prohibited from selling liquor.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.