H.B. No. 2127

	AN ACT
	relating to consumption of alcoholic beverages in public
	entertainment facilities and zones.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 108.73, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
	amended by adding Subdivision (3-a) to read as follows:
	(3-a)  "Public entertainment zone" means an area of
	land that:
	(A)  is owned by a municipality with a population
	of 175,000 or more;
	(B)  is designated as a public entertainment zone
	by the governing body of a municipality in a formal meeting; and
	(C)  contains a public safety facility.
	SECTION 2.  The heading to Section 108.82, Alcoholic
	Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 108.82.  ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONSUMPTION IN PUBLIC
	ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES AND ZONES.
	SECTION 3.  Sections 108.82(a) and (b), Alcoholic Beverage
	Code, are amended to read as follows:
	(a)  This section applies only to [a public entertainment
	facility]:
	(1)  a public entertainment facility that is owned or
	leased by the Texas State Railroad Authority and used as a station
	for passenger rail services; [or]
	(2)  a public entertainment facility that is a stadium,
	arena, or other permanent structure that is used for sporting
	events and:
	(A)  relating to which an agreement approved by
	the administrator under Section 108.79 is in force; and
	(B)  for which all alcoholic beverage permits and
	licenses are held by a single holder; or
	(3)  a public entertainment zone.
	(b)  Notwithstanding Section 28.10, the concessionaire for a
	public entertainment facility or a public entertainment zone
	described by Subsection (a) may allow a patron who possesses an
	alcoholic beverage to enter or leave a licensed or permitted
	premises within the facility or zone if the alcoholic beverage:
	(1)  is in an open container, as defined by Section
	49.031, Penal Code;
	(2)  appears to be possessed for present consumption;
	(3)  except as provided by Section 48.01(b), remains
	within the confines of the facility or zone, excluding a parking
	lot; and
	(4)  was purchased legally at a licensed or permitted
	premises within the facility or zone.
	SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 2127 was passed by the House on April
	9, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 140, Nays 4, 2 present, not
	voting.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 2127 was passed by the Senate on May
	13, 2021, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0.
	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED:  _____________________
	Date
	_____________________
	Governor