87R6969 MCF-D     By: Miles S.B. No. 752       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to standing to protest certain alcoholic beverage permit   and license applications.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  (a)  Section 11.431(a), Alcoholic Beverage   Code, as effective until September 1, 2021, is amended to read as   follows:          (a)  A member of the public may protest an application for:                (1)  an original mixed beverage permit, private club   registration permit, or wine and beer retailer's permit if a   sexually oriented business is to be operated on the premises to be   covered by the permit;                (2)  any renewal of a mixed beverage permit, private   club registration permit, or wine and beer retailer's permit if a   sexually oriented business is to be operated on the premises to be   covered by the permit and a petition is presented to the commission   requesting a hearing which is signed by 50 percent of the residents   who reside within 1,000 [300] feet of any property line of the   affected premises;                (3)  a private club registration permit or a permit   authorizing the retail sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises   consumption if the person resides within 300 feet of any property   line of the premises for which the permit is sought; and                (4)  a mixed beverage permit or a wine and beer   retailer's permit in a municipality with a population of 1,500,000   or more if:                      (A)  any point of the property line of the premise   is less than 300 feet from the nearest point on a property line of a   residence, church, school, hospital, day-care facility, or social   service facility, as measured in a straight line; and                      (B)  75 percent or more of the permittee's actual   or anticipated gross revenue is from the sale of alcoholic   beverages.          (b)  Section 11.431(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, as   effective September 1, 2021, is amended to read as follows:          (a)  A member of the public may protest an application for:                (1)  an original mixed beverage permit, private club   registration permit, or wine and malt beverage retailer's permit if   a sexually oriented business is to be operated on the premises to be   covered by the permit;                (2)  any renewal of a mixed beverage permit, private   club registration permit, or wine and malt beverage retailer's   permit if a sexually oriented business is to be operated on the   premises to be covered by the permit and a petition is presented to   the commission requesting a hearing which is signed by 50 percent of   the residents who reside within 1,000 [300] feet of any property   line of the affected premises;                (3)  a private club registration permit or a permit   authorizing the retail sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises   consumption if the person resides within 300 feet of any property   line of the premises for which the permit is sought; and                (4)  a mixed beverage permit or a wine and malt beverage   retailer's permit in a municipality with a population of 1,500,000   or more if:                      (A)  any point of the property line of the premise   is less than 300 feet from the nearest point on a property line of a   residence, church, school, hospital, day-care facility, or social   service facility, as measured in a straight line; and                      (B)  75 percent or more of the permittee's actual   or anticipated gross revenue is from the sale of alcoholic   beverages.          SECTION 2.  Section 61.313(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  A member of the public may protest an application for:                (1)  an original retail dealer's on-premise license if   a sexually oriented business is to be operated on the premises to be   covered by the license;                (2)  any renewal of a retail dealer's on-premise   license if a sexually oriented business is to be operated on the   premises to be covered by the license and a petition is presented to   the commission that is signed by 50 percent of the residents who   reside within 1,000 [300] feet of any property line of the affected   premises; or                (3)  a license authorizing the retail sale of malt   beverages for on-premises consumption if the person resides within   300 feet of any property line of the premises for which the license   is sought.          SECTION 3.  The changes in law made by this Act apply to an   application for an alcoholic beverage permit or license filed on or   after the effective date of this Act or pending on the effective   date of this Act.          SECTION 4.  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.