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89(R) SR 706 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
By: West
S.R. No. 706
SENATE RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the
conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on
Senate Bill 650 (requiring the use of electronically readable
information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of
alcoholic beverages) to consider and take action on the following
matter:
Senate Rule 12.03(2) is suspended to permit the committee
to omit text not in disagreement in proposed SECTION 2 of the
bill, by omitting added Section 109.61(a-1)(1)(A)(i), Alcoholic
Beverage Code. The omitted text reads:
(i) a package store permit;
Explanation: The change is necessary to require the holder
of a package store permit to visually inspect and access
electronically readable information on a driver's license,
commercial driver's license, or other identification certificate
for the purpose of verifying a purchaser's age in the retail sale
of an alcoholic beverage on the premises of the package store for
off-premises consumption.
_______________________________
President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on June 1, 2025, by
the following vote: Yeas 31,
Nays 0.
_______________________________
Secretary of the Senate