SB 650
AN ACT relating to requiring the use of electronically readable
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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Bill filed, pending referral to Senate committee
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What This Bill Does
relating to requiring the use of electronically readable
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 109.61, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended by adding Subsections (a-1) and (a-2) to read as follows: (a-1) A person shall access electronically readable information on a driver's license, commercial driver's license, or identification certificate for the purpose of verifying a purchaser's age in any retail sale of an alcoholic beverage. (a-2) The commission may not take any disciplinary action against the holder of a permit or license issued under this code for a violation of Subsection (a-1) for the retail sale of an alcoholic beverage made before September 1, 2027. This subsection expires SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2027, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission shall adopt rules to implement Section 109.61(a-1), Alcoholic Beverage Code, as added by this Act. SECTION 3. 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 requiring the use of electronically readable
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