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AN ACT
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relating to regulation by certain alcohol-related businesses based |
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on the amount of alcohol sold. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 109.57(d), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) This section does not affect the authority of a |
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governmental entity to regulate, in a manner as otherwise permitted |
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by law, the location of: |
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(1) a massage parlor, nude modeling studio, or other |
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sexually oriented business; [or] |
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(2) an establishment that derives 75 percent or more |
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of the establishment's gross revenue from the on-premise sale of |
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alcoholic beverages; or |
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(3) an establishment that: |
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(A) derives 50 percent or more of the |
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establishment's gross revenue from the on-premise sale of alcoholic |
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beverages; and |
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(B) is located in a municipality or county, any |
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portion of which is located not more than 50 miles from an |
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international border. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2035 was passed by the House on April |
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30, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 129, Nays 10, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2035 was passed by the Senate on May |
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22, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 24, Nays 7. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |