HBA-DMD H.B. 12 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 12 By: Goolsby Licensing & Administrative Procedures 4/27/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, Texas law does not require establishments that serve alcoholic beverages to post warning signs about the hazards of alcohol consumption. H.B. 12 requires license or permit holders for onsite consumption to post signs in a conspicuous place warning consumers of the hazards of alcohol consumption to pregnant women and people driving a car or operating machinery. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that rulemaking authority is expressly delegated to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission in SECTION 1 (Section 109.61, Alcoholic Beverage Code) of this bill. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Chapter 109D, Alcoholic Beverage Code, by adding Section 109.61, as follows: Sec. 109.61. WARNING SIGNS REQUIRED FOR ON-PREMISE PERMIT OR LICENSE HOLDERS. Requires license or permit holders for on-premise consumption, including holders of a food and beverage certificate, to post a sign in plain view in each restroom warning about the hazards of alcohol consumption. Sets forth the language of the sign. Requires the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (commission) to adopt rules relating to the posting of warning signs required by this section. SECTION 2. Effective date: January 1, 2000. Requires the commission to adopt rules and provide warning signs by December 15, 1999. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.