87R5316 MCK-D     By: Dutton H.B. No. 1517       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the hours for the sale and consumption of alcoholic   beverages at certain licensed or permitted premises during special   events.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 105, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended   by adding Section 105.11 to read as follows:          Sec. 105.11.  HOURS OF SALE AND CONSUMPTION: HOTEL BARS   DURING SPECIAL EVENTS. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of   this code, the commission, on the request of the chief executive   officer of a municipality, may extend the hours during which   alcoholic beverages may be sold and consumed in a licensed or   permitted premises located in a hotel in the municipality during a   special event that is being held in or near the municipality.           (b)  The commission may extend the hours for the sale and   consumption of alcoholic beverages under this section for a period   not to exceed 72 consecutive hours.           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2021.