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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the required notice regarding the possession of a |
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firearm on the premises of certain businesses; providing an |
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administrative penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 104.06, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows: |
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(d) If the commission determines that a holder of a license |
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or permit issued under this code is displaying a sign in violation |
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of Section 411.204(a-1), Government Code, the commission shall: |
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(1) impose an administrative penalty in the amount of |
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$1,000 for the first violation; and |
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(2) revoke the holder's license or permit for a |
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subsequent violation. |
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(e) The commission shall post on the commission's Internet |
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website a list of the license and permit holders who: |
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(1) receive 51 percent or more of the gross receipts of |
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the premises from the sale or service of alcoholic beverages; and |
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(2) are required to display the sign under Section |
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411.204, Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 411.204, Government Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (a-1) and amending Subsections (b) and (c) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a-1) Only a business described by Subsection (a) may |
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display a sign described by Subsection (c) on the business's |
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premises. |
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(b) A hospital licensed under Chapter 241, Health and Safety |
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Code, or a nursing home licensed under Chapter 242, Health and |
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Safety Code, shall prominently display at each entrance to the |
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hospital or nursing home, as appropriate, a sign that complies with |
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the requirements of Subsection (c) other than the requirement that |
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the sign include on its face the number "51" and the phone number |
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for reporting improperly displayed signs. |
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(c) The sign required under Subsections (a) and (b) must |
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give notice in both English and Spanish that it is unlawful for a |
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person licensed under this subchapter to carry a handgun on the |
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premises. The sign must: |
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(1) appear in contrasting colors with block letters at |
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least one inch in height; |
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(2) [and must] include on its face: |
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(A) the number "51" printed in solid red at least |
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five inches in height; and |
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(B) a phone number designated by the Texas |
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Alcoholic Beverage Commission for reporting a business that is |
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improperly displaying the sign; and |
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(3)[. The sign shall] be displayed in a conspicuous |
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manner clearly visible to the public. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 104.06(d) and (e), Alcoholic Beverage |
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Code, and Section 411.204(a-1), Government Code, as added by this |
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Act, apply only to conduct occurring on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. Conduct occurring before the effective date of this Act |
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is governed by the law in effect when the conduct occurred, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |