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| 1 | 1 | By: Kuempel H.B. No. 3438 | |
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| 4 | 4 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 5 | 5 | AN ACT | |
| 6 | 6 | relating to distance requirements for premises issued a package | |
| 7 | 7 | store permit. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Chapter 22, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended | |
| 10 | 10 | by adding Section 22.18 to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | Sec. 22.18. DISTANCE FROM OTHER PACKAGE STORES. Except as | |
| 12 | 12 | provided by Section 109.59, on or after September 1, 2019, the | |
| 13 | 13 | commission may not issue a permit under this chapter for a premises | |
| 14 | 14 | that is located within 5000 feet of the premises of another package | |
| 15 | 15 | store permittee. | |
| 16 | 16 | SECTION 2. Section 109.59(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is | |
| 17 | 17 | amended to read as follows: | |
| 18 | 18 | (a) If at the time an original alcoholic beverage permit or | |
| 19 | 19 | license is granted for a premises the premises satisfies the | |
| 20 | 20 | requirements regarding distance from schools, churches, and other | |
| 21 | 21 | types of premises established in this code, including Section | |
| 22 | 22 | 22.18, | |
| 23 | 23 | and any other law or ordinance of the state or a political | |
| 24 | 24 | subdivision of the state in effect at that time, the premises shall | |
| 25 | 25 | be deemed to satisfy the distance requirements for all subsequent | |
| 26 | 26 | renewals of the license or permit. | |
| 27 | 27 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |