HBA-CMT H.B. 3066 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3066
By: Chisum
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
3/22/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, the issues allowed to be presented on a ballot
concerning alcohol prohibition are restricted in their language.  This
restriction may burden some smaller counties in Texas by not allowing them
to address unique law enforcement situations and the ability of the
counties to easily form consensus positions on alcohol issues.  House Bill
3066 authorizes counties with a population of 10,000 residents or less with
only a single incorporated municipality where sale of all alcoholic
beverages is prohibited to structure a ballot issue in a less restrictive
manner. 

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

House Bill 3066 amends the Alcoholic Beverage Code to authorize a ballot
issue to limit sales of alcoholic beverages in terms of the number of
drinks allowed for on-premises consumption and the percentage of gross
receipts for on-premises consumption in a county with a population of less
than 10,000 residents with only a single incorporated municipality where
the sale of all alcoholic beverages including mixed beverages is
prohibited. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.