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AN ACT
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relating to alcoholic beverage advertising on the outside of |
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certain vehicles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 108.52, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsections (i) and (j) to read as follows: |
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(i) Except as provided by Subsection (j), outdoor |
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advertising of an alcoholic beverage or of the business of any |
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person engaged in the manufacture, sale, or distribution of an |
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alcoholic beverage may be placed on or affixed to the outside of a |
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public transportation passenger vehicle or vehicle for hire. In |
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this subsection: |
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(1) "Public transportation passenger vehicle" means a |
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vehicle operated by a political subdivision and used for the |
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transportation of passengers for a fee. |
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(2) "Vehicle for hire" includes a van, taxi, |
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limousine, pedicab, and rickshaw and any other means of |
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transportation available to the public for a fee. |
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(j) An incorporated city or town may, by ordinance, prohibit |
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outdoor advertising described by Subsection (i) on or affixed to a |
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vehicle for hire. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1917 was passed by the House on April |
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25, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 128, Nays 6, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 1917 on May 16, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 133, Nays 8, |
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3 present, not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1917 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 15, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays |
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2. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |