HBA-NLM H.B. 2450 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2450 By: Haggerty Licensing & Administrative Procedures 3/23/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law there are no specified disciplinary actions for an employer or a supervisor of an alcoholic beverage wholesaler or distributor who was directly involved in an illegal act or had notice of an illegal act of an employee authorized to sell liquor or beer by the agent's license or permit. The purpose of this bill is to set out criteria for discipline of a liquor wholesaler or beer distributor whose licensed or permitted employees are charged with a violation of the law. H.B. 2450 authorizes the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission or its administrator to suspend or revoke the license or permit of a person who is the employer of, or represented by, the holder of an agent's license or permit, or to otherwise discipline the person based on an act or omission of the holder of an agent's license or permit under certain conditions. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Subchapter C, Chapter 11, Alcoholic Beverage Code, by adding Section 11.72, as follows: Sec. 11.72. DISCIPLINE FOR ACTIONS OF AGENT. Authorizes the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (commission) or administrator to suspend or revoke the permit of a person who is represented by the holder of an agent's permit as described by Section 35.01 (Authorized Activities), Alcoholic Beverage Code, or otherwise discipline the person based on an act or omission of the holder of an agent's permit only under certain conditions. SECTION 2. Amends Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Alcoholic Beverage Code, by adding Section 61.86, as follows: Sec. 61.68. DISCIPLINE FOR ACTIONS OF AGENT. Authorizes the commission or administrator to suspend or revoke the license of a person who is the employer of or represented by the holder of an agent's beer license as described by Section 73.01 (Authorized Activities), Alcoholic Beverage Code, or otherwise discipline the person based on an act or omission of the holder of an agent's permit only under certain conditions. SECTION 3. Effective date: September 1, 1999. Makes application of this Act prospective. SECTION 4. Emergency clause.