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SB2633 • 2025

Relating to a local option election on the sale of alcoholic beverages in certain areas of a municipality and the local regulation of premises in those areas.

Relating to a local option election on the sale of alcoholic beverages in certain areas of a municipality and the local regulation of premises in those areas.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Johnson
Last action
2025-05-12
Official status
05/12/2025 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures: May 12 2025 10:52PM
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to a local option election on the sale of alcoholic beverages in certain areas of a municipality and the local regulation of premises in those areas.

Relating to a local option election on the sale of alcoholic beverages in certain areas of a municipality and the local regulation of premises in those areas.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to a local option election on the sale of alcoholic beverages in certain areas of a municipality and the local regulation of premises in those areas.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  2. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures

  3. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  4. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  5. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  6. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  7. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  8. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  9. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  10. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  11. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  12. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  14. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  15. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  16. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  17. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  18. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  19. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  20. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  21. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  22. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  23. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  24. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  25. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  26. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to a local option election on the sale of alcoholic beverages in certain areas of a municipality and the local regulation of premises in those areas.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 2633 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

By: Johnson

S.B. No. 2633

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a local option election on the sale of alcoholic

beverages in certain areas of a municipality and the local

regulation of premises in those areas.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 251.742, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is

amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (i) to

read as follows:

(b) This section applies only to a municipality that:

(1) has a population of 15,000 or more[
;
] and

[
(2)
] is located in two counties one of which:

(A) has a population of 340,000 or more;

(B) contains a municipality in which at least 85

percent of the county's population resides; and

(C) borders the Gulf of Mexico
; or

(2) has a population of 240,000 or more and:

(A) is located in two or more counties; and

(B)

borders a man-made lake that has a surface

area of at least 20,000 acres
.

(i)

Subject to Chapter 211, Local Government Code, the

governing body of the municipality may adopt zoning and land use

regulations applicable to a premises that sells alcoholic beverages

in the boundaries of a zone designated under this section.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.