HBA-CMT C.S.H.B. 1806 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisC.S.H.B. 1806 By: Menendez Licensing & Administrative Procedures 4/9/2001 Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Currently, an application for a permit or license for liquor sales submitted to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) must fulfill certain notification standards. For instance, the applicant must post a sign on the premises noting the pending request to the TABC for a liquor permit or license. However, a new request posting may go unnoticed if the property has not been used for a long period of time or if there is no pedestrian traffic where the sign is posted. C.S.H.B. 1806 requires a person who applies for a permit or license with the TABC to give written notice of the application to the surrounding residential properties within 300 feet of the property line of the premises for which a license or permit is sought. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS C.S.H.B. 1806 amends the Alcoholic Beverage Code to require a person who submits an original application for a private club registration permit or a permit or license authorizing the on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages to give written notice of the application to each residential address located within 300 feet of any property line of the premises for which the permit or license is sought. The required notice does not apply to an application that contains an application for a food and beverages certificate. The bill sets forth provisions relating to the required notice of application for a permit and license. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001. COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE C.S.H.B. 1806 modifies the original by clarifying that only those persons making an original application for a private club or on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages are required to give notice. The substitute increases from 200 to 300 feet the distance of residential properties surrounding the premises that the applicant is required to notify. The substitute provides that the notice requirement does not apply to applications that contain an application for a food and beverage certificate.