84R6470 MCK-F
By: Gutierrez H.B. No. 688
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 688:
By: Smith C.S.H.B. No. 688
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the composition and terms of office of the Texas
Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 5.02(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The commission is composed of five [three] members, who
are appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the
senate.
SECTION 2. Section 5.03, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 5.03. TERMS OF OFFICE. The members of the commission
hold office for staggered terms of six years, with the term of one
or two members, as applicable, [member] expiring every two years.
Each member holds office until the member's [his] successor is
appointed and has qualified. A member may be appointed to
consecutive terms [succeed himself].
SECTION 3. (a) Promptly after this Act takes effect, the
governor shall appoint two additional members to the Texas
Alcoholic Beverage Commission. In appointing those members, the
governor shall appoint one person to a term expiring November 15,
2019, and one person to a term expiring November 15, 2021.
(b) Until all appointees have taken office, a quorum of the
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is a majority of the number of
members who are qualified.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.