| 1 | 1 | | 89R3891 MPF-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Bucy H.B. No. 679 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to a local option election on the sale of certain alcoholic |
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| 10 | 10 | | beverages on Sunday. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Section 105.01(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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| 13 | 13 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | (a) Except as provided in Sections 105.011, 105.02, 105.03, |
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| 15 | 15 | | 105.04, 105.08, and 105.091, no person may sell, offer for sale, or |
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| 16 | 16 | | deliver any liquor: |
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| 17 | 17 | | (1) on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas |
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| 18 | 18 | | Day; |
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| 19 | 19 | | (2) on Sunday; or |
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| 20 | 20 | | (3) before 10 a.m. or after 9 p.m. on any other day. |
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| 21 | 21 | | SECTION 2. Chapter 105, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended |
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| 22 | 22 | | by adding Section 105.011 to read as follows: |
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| 23 | 23 | | Sec. 105.011. SUNDAY SALE OF LIQUOR IN CERTAIN AREAS. In an |
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| 24 | 24 | | area where the sale on Sunday of liquor for off-premise consumption |
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| 25 | 25 | | has been approved by local option election: |
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| 26 | 26 | | (1) the holder of a package store permit may sell, |
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| 27 | 27 | | offer for sale, or deliver liquor on Sunday between 10 a.m. and 9 |
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| 28 | 28 | | p.m.; |
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| 29 | 29 | | (2) the holder of a wholesaler's permit may sell, offer |
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| 30 | 30 | | for sale, or deliver liquor to a retailer anytime on Sunday; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | (3) the holder of a local distributor's permit may |
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| 32 | 32 | | sell, offer for sale, or deliver liquor to a retailer on Sunday |
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| 33 | 33 | | between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. |
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| 34 | 34 | | SECTION 3. Subchapter B, Chapter 501, Election Code, is |
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| 35 | 35 | | amended by adding Section 501.0351 to read as follows: |
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| 36 | 36 | | Sec. 501.0351. ISSUE ON SUNDAY SALE OF LIQUOR. (a) In an |
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| 37 | 37 | | area where the sale of liquor for off-premise consumption has been |
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| 38 | 38 | | legalized, a local option election may be held to prohibit or |
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| 39 | 39 | | legalize the sale on Sunday of liquor for off-premise consumption. |
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| 40 | 40 | | (b) The ballot shall be prepared to permit voting for or |
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| 41 | 41 | | against the issue: "The sale on Sunday of liquor for off-premise |
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| 42 | 42 | | consumption." |
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| 43 | 43 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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