Texas 2021 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB763 Introduced / Bill

Filed 12/08/2020

                    87R4925 MCF-D
 By: Toth H.B. No. 763


 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 AN ACT
 relating to the handling of illicit alcoholic beverages seized by a
 peace officer.
 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 SECTION 1.  Section 103.06, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
 amended to read as follows:
 Sec. 103.06.  BEVERAGE SEIZED BY PEACE OFFICER [DELIVERED TO
 COMMISSION]. Any alcoholic beverage, its container, and its
 packaging which has been seized by a peace officer, as provided in
 Section 103.03:
 (1)  [of this code,] may not be replevied; and
 (2)  shall be:
 (A)  destroyed or disposed of by a peace officer;
 or
 (B)  [be] delivered to the commission for
 immediate public or private sale in the manner the commission
 considers best.
 SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.