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| 1 | 1 | 87R7127 MCF-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Wilson H.B. No. 2620 | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the treatment of wineries during a state of disaster or | |
| 8 | 8 | emergency. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Chapter 16, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended | |
| 11 | 11 | by adding Section 16.13 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 16.13. STATE OF DISASTER OR EMERGENCY. | |
| 13 | 13 | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a winery shall be | |
| 14 | 14 | treated in the same manner as a restaurant for any order, | |
| 15 | 15 | proclamation, regulation, or directive issued by the governor or a | |
| 16 | 16 | local governmental body that relates to the operation of an | |
| 17 | 17 | alcoholic beverage establishment during a state of disaster or | |
| 18 | 18 | local state of disaster declared under Chapter 418, Government | |
| 19 | 19 | Code, or a state of emergency proclaimed under Chapter 433, | |
| 20 | 20 | Government Code. | |
| 21 | 21 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 22 | 22 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 23 | 23 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 24 | 24 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 25 | 25 | Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |