81st Texas Legislative Session

Bills of interest to the alcohol beverage industry:

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House Bills

• HB 5    - Public Smoking.
• HB 39   - Second offense sale to minor a felony.
• HB 48   - License suspended for knowingly hiring an illegal alien.
• HB 169 - DWI highway check.
• HB 170 - Testing .08 within 90 minutes of arrest presumes intoxication.
• HB 206 - BYOB on-premise permit required if admission charged.
• HB 231 - Alcohol-free school zone made statewide.
• HB 286 - DWI enforcement czar created.
• HB 314 - DWI conviction is public information.
• HB 331 - Dram shop insurance required for on-premise permits.
• HB 357 - Lottery tickets may be sold at on-premise establishments.
• HB 379 - First offense DWI mandates ignition interlock device.
• HB 422 - Notice to sales tax permittees that other licenses may be required.
• HB 505 - Health Benefit Plan Innovations program.
• HB 558 - Children engaged in public intoxication.
• HB 579 - Costs on conviction in drug cases.
• HB 617 - Possession of alcohol in a dry area.
• HB 691 - Restrictions on alcohol licenses.
• HB 724 - Prostitution.
• HB 735 - Registration number on documents.
• HB 747 - Taking of blood for DWI.
• HB 815 - Liquor sale hours.
• HB 823 - Authority to take a blood specimen.
• HB 847 - Maximum rate of local sales taxes.
• HB 863 - Hours of sale for liquor.
• HB 897 - Suspension of a driver's license.
• HB 951 - Reduction of community supervision.
• HB 960 - Criminal history record information.
• HB 961 - Sign requirement for sexual businesses.
• HB 982 - Sexually oriented business admission fee tax.
• HB 985 - Memorial signs.
• HB 1016 - Municipal fee on alcohol sales.
• HB 1034 - Sexually oriented business records.
• HB 1062 - Sale of ale and malt liquor.
• HB 1084 - Shipment of wine to consumers.
• HB 1110 - Intoxication and ignition interlock device.
• HB 1161 - Distance requirements for selling alcohol.
• HB 1175 - Alcohol sales local option election.
• HB 1185 - Direct sale by wineries.
• HB 1260 - Intoxication offense registration program.
• HB 1289 - Tax on tobacco products.
• HB 1299 - Veterans' assistance fund.
• HB 1308 - Indian gaming.
• HB 1499 - Ignition interlock device.
• HB 1505 - Alcohol license at a municiap facility.
• HB 1522 - Nutrition information.
• HB 1549 - Department of Motor Vehicles.
• HB 1619 - Driver's licenses.
• HB 1623 - Alcohol permit requirement exemptions.
• HB 1663 - Blood specimen search warrrant.
• HB 1666 - Tax on tobacco products.
• HB 1685 - Sale of alcohol to private club permit holders.
• HB 1724 - Texas Gaming commission.
• HB 1772 - Regulation of licensing agents.
• HB 1845 - Restaurant nutrition information.
• HB 1906 - Intoxicated driving surcharge.
• HB 1933 - Package store permits.
• HB 1963 - Limit on lottery advertising.
• HB 1974 - Distilled spirits sampling.
• HB 1983 - Aggravated driving while intoxicated.
• HB 1988 - Failure to pass an intoxication test.
• HB 2070 - sexually oriented business admission fee.
• HB 2094 - Brewers.
• HB 2096 - Alcohol containers.
• HB 2104 - Beer Industry Fair Dealing Law.
• HB 2105 - Licensing agents.
• HB 2195 - Alcoholic beverage permit cancellation.
• HB 2237 - Alcohol for cooking purposes.
• HB 2277 - Liability for serving alcoholSales and franchise taxes.
• HB 2332 - Prostitution near certain places.
• HB 2341 - Minimum liability insurance coverage.
• HB 2377 - Tax on tobacco products.
• HB 2389 - Breath alcohol testing court costs.
• HB 2411 - Unlawful license.
• HB 2419 - Alcohol local option election.
• HB 2432 - Deferred adjudication.
• HB 2505 - Sales and franchise taxes.
• HB 2560 - Delinquent payment of liquor account.
• HB 2594 - Wholesale deliver of alcohol.
• HB 2598 - Local government fees on alcohol permits.
• HB 2607 - Leaving premises with alcohol.
• HB 2684 - Purchase and transport of alcoholic beverages.
• HB 2720 - Liability for serving alcohol.
• HB 2755 - Delinquent payment of liquor account.
• HB 2756 - Alcohol license penalties.
• HB 2757 - Culpable mental state - offense or violation to the Alcoholic Beverage Code.
• HB 3024 - Lottery revenue.
• HB 3177 - Transfer of alcohol between premises.
• HB 3181 - Suspending alcoholic beverage permits.
• HB 3185 - Cigar tax.
• HB 3239 - Gaming conduct study.
• HB 3302 - Check-cashing fees.
• HB 3331 - Alcohol local option election.
• HB 3339 - Cigarette tax.
• HB 3413 - Regulation of nonalcoholic business.
• HB 3414 - Private club registration permit holders.
• HB 3415 - Smoking in eating and drinking places.
• HB 3437 - Alcohol permit fee.
• HB 3489 - Suspension of alcohol permits and licenses.
• HB 3545 - Statutory revisions.
• HB 3720 - Sale of alcohol to permit holders.
• HB 3726 - Liability for serving alchol.
• HB 3829 - Alcoholic Beverage Commission per diem.
• HB 3830 - Election practices and procedures.
• HB 3850 - Alcohol for personal consumption.
• HB 3867 - Damages arising out of service of alcohol.
• HB 3883 - Warning signs.
• HB 3916 - Alcohol awareness curriculum.
• HB 3949 - License applicant eligibility for employment.
• HB 4061 - Ignition interlock device.
• HB 4062 - Video lottery games.
• HB 4177 - Failure to pass an intoxication test.
• HB 4319 - Sale of alcohol near plasma centers.
• HB 4416 - Texas Gaming Commission.
• HB 4417 - Cigars and tobacco product tax.
• HB 4640 - Pari-mutuel racing.
• HB 4659 - Intoxification offenses.
• HJR 37 - State lottery revenue for school purposes.
• HJR 70 - Authorizing casino games.
• HJR 86 - Gambling on tribal land.
• HJR 87 - Gambling on tribal land.
• HJR 99 - Legalizing gaming.
• HJR 107 - Gaming.
• HJR 108 - Indian tribe gaming activity.
• HJR 137 - Games of chance.

Senate Bills

• SB 170 - Ignition interlock for intoxication.
• SB 210 - Prohibited lottery games.
• SB 227 - Fee on lottery prizes.
• SB 261 - Taking of blood for DWI.
• SB 269 - Information of drivers license.
• SB 298 - Checkpoints on highways.
• SB 333 - Cost for alcohol breath test.
• SB 357 - Employment of illegal aliens.
• SB 402 - Sales tax for property tax relief.
• SB 421 - Veterans' assistance fund.
• SB 462 - Repeal of tax exemption for beer.
• SB 528 - Prostitution in certain places.
• SB 529 - Holders of a winery permit.
• SB 538 - Direct sale by wineries.
• SB 544 - Public smoking.
• SB 557 - Liquor sale hours.
• SB 693 - Sale of alcohol to a minor.
• SB 707 - Sexually oriented business records.
• SB 711 - Winery festival permit.
• SB 731 - Sale of alcohol to private club permit holders.
• SB 754 - Sale of ale and malt liquor.
• SB 777 - Operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
• SB 853 - Suspending alcoholic beverage permits.
• SB 999 - Regulation of licensing agents.
• SB 1034 - Alcohol sales local option election.
• SB 1044 - Wholesale deliver of alcohol.
• SB 1049 - Tobacco products.
• SB 1084 - Texas Gaming Commission.
• SB 1108 - Closure of instant lottery games.
• SB 1177 - Driving while intoxicated.
• SB 1178 - Driving while intoxicated.
• SB 1216 - Package store permits.
• SB 1220 - Purchase and transport of alcoholic beverages.
• SB 1289 - Sexually oriented business admission fee.
• SB 1308 - On-premise consumption of alcohol.
• SB 1323 - Intoxicated driving surcharge.
• SB 1333 - Winery permit.
• SB 1336 - Tax on tobacco products.
• SB 1344 - School health curriculum.
• SB 1393 - Intoxication offense bond.
• SB 1399 - Delinquent payment of alcohol retailer account.
• SB 1556 - Alcohol marketing.
• SB 1580 - Breath alcohol testing programs.
• SB 1656 - Pari-Mutuel racing.
• SB 1678 - Restrictions on alcohol licenses.
• SB 1750 - Private club registration permit holders.
• SB 1914 - Distilled spirits sampling.
• SB 1969 - Statutory revisions.
• SB 1970 - Election practices and procedures.
• SB 2104 - Video lottery games.
• SB 2118 - Beer Industry Fair Dealing Law.
• SB 2187 - Sexually oriented business admission fee tax.
• SB 2232 - Regulation of nonalcoholic business.
• SB 2268 - Alcohol license on governmental error.
• SB 2341 - Leaving premises with alcohol.
• SB 2482 - Alcohol sale near certain establishments.
• SJR 31 - Authorizing casino games.

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