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TX HB2885
Bill
Status
6/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Stan Gerdes
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AI Summary
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Allows commissioners courts in counties with populations between 70,000 and 100,000 that contain a portion of the Colorado River and are adjacent to a county with 1 million+ residents to order local option elections on legalizing alcoholic beverage sales without a petition
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Permits governing bodies of municipalities located in those qualifying counties to order local option elections by resolution to legalize alcohol sales within their city limits
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Authorizes municipalities with populations of 240,000 or more, located in two or more counties, and bordering a man-made lake of at least 20,000 acres to call elections specifically on legalizing mixed beverage sales
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Passed the House 112-22 on April 30, 2025, and the Senate 28-3 with amendments on May 26, 2025; conference committee report adopted by both chambers on June 1, 2025
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Takes effect September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to allowing the governing bodies of certain political subdivisions to call for a local option election relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages.
County Government
Last Action
Effective on 9/1/25
6/20/2025