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AUSTIN – Today, the Senate Committee on Businesses and Commerce heard SB 1013 by Senator Dawn Buckingham, which would give Texans the opportunity to vote for seven-day spirits sales through local option elections, a press release states.
A companion bill, HB 2232, by Representative John Bucy III will be heard in the House Licensing and Administrative Procedures Committee tomorrow at 9 a.m.
“Texas business owners and consumers should have the right to weigh in on whether they want seven-day spirits sales, not have this right dictated to them by the government,” said Kristi Brown, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States Senior Director of State Government Relations. “Allowing local option elections for seven-day sales simply gives voters the opportunity to choose what works best for them. We appreciate Senator Buckingham for bringing this bill to the committee and are hopeful the committee will pass SB 1013 and send it to the f
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Texas lawmakers send Greg Abbott a bill that would allow Texans to purchase alcohol to-go from restaurants
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Beer sits in a cooler behind the bar at Hops and Grain Brewery in Austin on June 26, 2019.
The Texas Senate on Wednesday passed a measure to permanently allow Texans to purchase alcohol to-go from restaurants, advancing a shared goal of Gov. Greg Abbott and restaurateurs.
House Bill 1024, which cleared the lower chamber last month, would allow beer, wine and mixed drinks to be included in pickup and delivery food orders, securing a revenue stream made available to restaurants in the last year during the pandemic intended to help those businesses when they closed their dining areas.
Alcohol to go from restaurants gets closer to becoming permanent as Texas House gives approval
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The Texas Senate on Wednesday passed a measure to permanently allow Texans to purchase alcohol to-go from restaurants, advancing a shared goal of Gov. Greg Abbott and restaurateurs.
House Bill 1024, which cleared the lower chamber last month, would allow beer, wine and mixed drinks to be included in pickup and delivery food orders, securing a revenue stream made available to restaurants in the last year during the pandemic intended to help those businesses when they closed their dining areas.
The Senate approved the legislation, filed by Republican state Rep. Charlie Geren, a restaurant owner in Fort Worth, in a 30-1 vote. The measure now heads to Abbott’s desk.