HB 3085
AN ACT relating to a local option election on the sale of alcoholic
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
Committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
Allows municipalities with specific population criteria to conduct local option elections regarding alcohol sales and adopt zoning and land use regulations for premises selling alcoholic beverages. The legislation applies to certain cities located in multiple counties with specific population requirements, enabling local governments to have more control over alcohol-related business regulations within their jurisdictions. The act will take effect on September 1, 2025, giving municipalities new authority to regulate alcohol sales through local elections and zoning provisions.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to a local option election on the sale of alcoholic beverages in certain areas of a municipality and the local regulation of premises in those areas. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 251.742, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (i) to (b) This section applies only to a municipality that: (1) has a population of 15,000 or more[;] and [(2)] is located in two counties one of which: (A) has a population of 340,000 or more; (B) contains a municipality in which at least 85 percent of the county's population resides; and (C) borders the Gulf of Mexico; or (2) has a population of 240,000 or more and: (A) is located in two or more counties; and (B) borders a man-made lake that has a surface (i) Subject to Chapter 211, Local Government Code, the governing body of the municipality may adopt zoning and land use regulations applicable to a premises that sells alcoholic beverages in the boundaries of a zone designated under this SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Expert Lobbyists for This Bill
These lobbyists specialize in Alcoholic Beverage Regulation and related subject areas.
Adnelis M. Perez Vega
PremiumBrianna M. Menard
Robert D. Miller
Haley Cornyn
Michael Toomey
Allen E. Blakemore
Vera Denise Rose
Gavin L. Massingill
Fred Shannon
Matthew Bentley
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to a local option election on the sale of alcoholic
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