H.B. No. 2707
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the holding of an interest in certain alcoholic
  beverage licenses, permits, or premises by certain persons whose
  alcoholic beverage license or permit has been revoked.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  This Act shall be known as Erik's Law.
         SECTION 2.  Subchapter B, Chapter 11, Alcoholic Beverage
  Code, is amended by adding Section 11.481 to read as follows:
         Sec. 11.481.  REFUSAL OF PERMIT AUTHORIZING ON-PREMISES
  CONSUMPTION. (a)  In this section, "applicant" has the meaning
  assigned by Section 11.45.
         (b)  The commission or administrator shall refuse to issue an
  original or renewal permit authorizing on-premises consumption of
  alcoholic beverages, with or without a hearing, if the commission
  or administrator has reasonable grounds to believe and finds that,
  during the three years preceding the date the permit application
  was filed, a license or permit previously held under this code by
  the applicant, a person who owns the premises for which the permit
  is sought, or an officer of  a person who owns the premises for which
  the permit is sought was canceled or not renewed as a result of a
  shooting, stabbing, or other violent act.
         (c)  This section does not apply to the issuance of an
  original or renewal permit authorizing on-premises consumption for
  a location that also holds a food and beverage certificate but does
  not hold a late hours permit.
         SECTION 3.  Subchapter B, Chapter 61, Alcoholic Beverage
  Code, is amended by adding Section 61.421 to read as follows:
         Sec. 61.421.  REFUSAL OF LICENSE AUTHORIZING ON-PREMISES
  CONSUMPTION.  (a)  In this section, "applicant" has the meaning
  assigned by Section 11.45.
         (b)  The commission or administrator, with or without a
  hearing, or the county judge, shall refuse to issue or approve an
  original or renewal license authorizing on-premises consumption of
  alcoholic beverages if the commission, administrator, or county
  judge has reasonable grounds to believe and finds that, during the
  three years preceding the date the license application was filed, a
  license or permit previously held under this code by the applicant,
  a person who owns the premises for which the license is sought, or
  an officer of a person who owns the premises for which the license
  is sought was canceled or not renewed as a result of a shooting,
  stabbing, or other violent act.
         (c)  This section does not apply to the issuance of an
  original or renewal license authorizing on-premises consumption
  for a location that holds a food and beverage certificate but does
  not hold a late hours license.
         SECTION 4.  The change in law made by this Act applies only
  to an application for an original or renewal license or permit that
  is filed on or after the effective date of this Act. An application
  filed 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 5.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2707 was passed by the House on May
  11, 2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 121, Nays 24, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 2707 was passed by the Senate on May
  23, 2011, by the following vote:  Yeas 27, Nays 3.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
  APPROVED:  _____________________
                     Date          
   
            _____________________
                   Governor