H.B. No. 1825
AN ACT
relating to the consumption, possession, and sale of alcoholic
beverages at certain performing arts facilities owned by certain
school districts.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 11.179(a), Education Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) The board of trustees of a school district may adopt a
policy allowing the consumption, possession, and sale of an
alcoholic beverage at an event held at a performing arts facility
owned by the district if:
(1) the facility is leased to a nonprofit organization
for an event not sponsored or sanctioned by the district; and
(2) the district is located in:
(A) a county:
(i) [(A)] that has a population of not more
than 300,000; and
(ii) [(B)] in which a component university
of the University of Houston System is located; or
(B) a county in which is located a facility
described by Subdivision (1) within two miles of two or more
stadiums with a capacity of at least 40,000 people.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1825 was passed by the House on April
12, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 105, Nays 39, 3 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1825 was passed by the Senate on May
18, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor