HB2885 - Relating to allowing the governing bodies of certain political subdivisions to call for a local option election relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages.

      H.B. No. 2885         AN ACT   relating to allowing the governing bodies of certain political   subdivisions to call for a local option election relating to the   sale of alcoholic beverages.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 501, Election Code, is   amended by adding Section 501.0211 to read as follows:           Sec.   501.0211.     ELECTION CALLED BY GOVERNING BODY OF   POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. (a)   This section applies only to:                 (1)  a county:                       (A)     with a population of more than 70,000 and   less than 100,000;                         (B)     that contains a portion of the Colorado   River; and                       (C)     that is adjacent to a county with a   population of one million or more; and                   (2)  a municipality:                       (A)  with a population of 240,000 or more;                       (B)  that is located in two or more counties; and                       (C)     that borders a man-made lake that has a   surface area of at least 20,000 acres.           (b)     The commissioners court of a county may, on the   commissioners court's own motion, order a local option election to   be held in the county or a justice precinct in the county to   determine whether the sale of alcoholic beverages of one or more of   the various types and alcoholic contents shall be legalized in the   county or the justice precinct.           (c)     The governing body of a municipality located in a county   described by Subsection (a)(1) may, by resolution, order a local   option election to be held in the municipality to determine whether   the sale of alcoholic beverages of one or more of the various types   and alcoholic contents shall be legalized in the municipality.           (d)     The governing body of a municipality described by   Subsection (a)(2) may, by resolution, order a local option election   to be held in the municipality to determine whether the sale of   mixed beverages, as described by Section 501.035(b)(8), shall be   legalized in the municipality.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 2885 was passed by the House on April   30, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 112, Nays 22, 2 present, not   voting; that the House refused to concur in Senate amendments to   H.B. No. 2885 on May 29, 2025, and requested the appointment of a   conference committee to consider the differences between the two   houses; and that the House adopted the conference committee report   on H.B. No. 2885 on June 1, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 101,   Nays 27, 1 present, not voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House               I certify that H.B. No. 2885 was passed by the Senate, with   amendments, on May 26, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 28, Nays   3; at the request of the House, the Senate appointed a conference   committee to consider the differences between the two houses; and   that the Senate adopted the conference committee report on H.B. No.   2885 on June 1, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 28, Nays 3.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate      APPROVED: __________________                   Date                       __________________                 Governor