86R4621 MCK-F
By: Johnson S.B. No. 785
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the hours for the sale or delivery of certain alcoholic
beverages.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 24.07, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 24.07. WHEN LICENSE ALSO HELD: HOURS OF SALE, ETC. A
holder of a wine only package store permit who also holds a retail
dealer's off-premise license for the same location may remain open
and sell ale, wine, vinous liquors, and beer, for off-premises
consumption only, on any day and during the same hours that the
holder of a wine and beer retailer's permit may sell ale, beer, and
wine, except that the permit holder [he] may not sell wine or vinous
liquor containing more than 17 percent alcohol by volume [on a
Sunday or] after 10 p.m. on any day.
SECTION 2. Section 105.01, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 105.01. HOURS OF SALE: LIQUOR. (a) Except as
provided 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) A person may not sell or offer for sale liquor on more
than six days during a week. [When Christmas Day or New Year's Day
falls on a Sunday, Subsection (a) of this section applies to the
following Monday.]
SECTION 3. Section 105.02, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 105.02. HOURS OF SALE: WHOLESALERS AND LOCAL
DISTRIBUTORS TO RETAILERS. (a) A holder of a wholesaler's permit
may sell, offer for sale, or deliver liquor to a retailer anytime
except a day on which a package store permittee is prohibited from
selling liquor [Sunday and Christmas Day].
(b) A local distributor's permittee may sell, offer for
sale, or deliver liquor to a retailer between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. on
any day except[:
[(1) Sunday;
[(2) Christmas Day; or
[(3)] a day on which a package store permittee is
prohibited from selling liquor.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.