83R2923 AJA-D
By: Canales H.B. No. 703
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 by Subsection (c) or [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) on Sunday; or
(3) before 10 a.m. or after 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.
(c) The holder of a package store permit for premises
located in a county that borders the United Mexican States may sell
or offer for sale liquor beginning at noon and ending at 9 p.m. on
Sunday.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.