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