The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (commission) proposes amendments to 16 TAC §33.31, relating to Voluntary Suspension or Cancellation of a License or Permit and Reinstatement, to conform it to the requirements of Alcoholic Beverage Code §11.44 as amended by Senate Bill 409, 83rd Legislature, Regular Session and to clarify procedures related to involuntary inactivation involving either voluntary or involuntary suspensions.
Senate Bill 409 amended Alcoholic Beverage Code §11.44 to create an exception to the general prohibition against the commission issuing a license or permit for a location when an action to suspend or cancel the current license or permit at that location is pending. The exception applies when the current licensee or permittee at that location has been finally evicted from the premises under a final, nonappealable court judgment.
Commission staff will hold a public hearing to receive oral comments on the proposed amendments on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at 1:30 p.m. in the commission meeting room at the commission's headquarters, which is located at 5806 Mesa Drive in Austin, Texas. The earliest possible date of adoption is March 16.