89R5527 SCF-D     By: West S.B. No. 650       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to requiring the use of electronically readable   information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of   alcoholic beverages.          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   September 1, 2028.          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.