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|  | AN ACT | 
|  | relating to cancellation or suspension of an alcoholic beverage | 
|  | license or permit. | 
|  | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | 
|  | SECTION 1.  Section 11.65, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is | 
|  | amended to read as follows: | 
|  | Sec. 11.65.  NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OR SUSPENSION.  (a) A | 
|  | notice of cancellation or suspension of a license or permit shall be | 
|  | given to the licensee or permittee as provided by Section 2001.142, | 
|  | Government Code [ personally or by registered or certified mail]. | 
|  | (b) Cancellation or suspension is final and effective as | 
|  | provided by Section 2001.144, Government Code [ takes effect when  | 
|  | the notice is given or delivered]. | 
|  | SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only | 
|  | to notice of a cancellation or suspension of an alcoholic beverage | 
|  | license or permit given on or after the effective date of this Act. | 
|  | A notice given before the effective date of this Act is governed by | 
|  | the law in effect immediately before that date, and that law is | 
|  | continued in effect for that purpose. | 
|  | SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. | 
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|  | ______________________________ | ______________________________ | 
|  | President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | 
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|  | I certify that H.B. No. 1734 was passed by the House on April | 
|  | 27, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 133, Nays 0, 2 present, not | 
|  | voting. | 
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|  | ______________________________ | 
|  | Chief Clerk of the House | 
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|  | I certify that H.B. No. 1734 was passed by the Senate on May | 
|  | 21, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0. | 
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|  | ______________________________ | 
|  | Secretary of the Senate | 
|  | APPROVED:  _____________________ | 
|  | Date | 
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|  | _____________________ | 
|  | Governor |