TITLE: Relating to the hours of sale for liquor.

SUMMARY: Relating to the hours of sale for liquor.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the hours of sale for liquor. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 105.01, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 105.01. HOURS OF SALE: LIQUOR. [(a)] Except as provided in Sections 105.02, 105.03, 105.04, and 105.08, no person may sell, offer for sale, or deliver any liquor: (1) on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day; (2) before noon or after 10 p.m. on Sunday; or (3) before 9 [10] a.m. or after 10 [9] p.m. on any other day. [(b) When Christmas Day or New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, Subsection (a) of this section applies to the following Monday.] SECTION 2. Section 105.02, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 105.02. HOURS OF SALE: WHOLESALERS AND LOCAL DISTRIBUTORS TO RETAILERS. (a) A holder of a wholesaler's permit may sell, offer for sale, or deliver liquor to a retailer anytime except [Sunday and] Christmas Day. (b) A local distributor's permittee may sell, offer for sale, or deliver liquor to a retailer between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. on any day except: (1) [Sunday; [(2)] Christmas Day; or (2) [(3)] a day on which a package store permittee is prohibited from selling liquor. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.