By: Eltife S.B. No. 540
(Thompson of Harris)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the hours during which a holder of a retail dealer's
on-premise late hours license may sell beer.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 70.01, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 70.01. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. The holder of a retail
dealer's on-premise late hours license may sell beer for
consumption on the premises on Sunday between the hours of 1:00 a.m.
and 2 a.m. and on any other day between the hours of 12 p.m. and 2
a.m. if the premises covered by the license are in an area where the
sale of beer during those [the] hours is authorized under Section
105.05(c) or (d) [by this code].
SECTION 2. The amendment by this Act of Section 70.01,
Alcoholic Beverage Code, is intended to clarify rather than change
existing law.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.