HBA-DMH H.B. 1613 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1613
By: Goolsby
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
2/23/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, the amount of time various licensees are required to
retain records for inspection by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
(TABC) differs.  Creating consistency in the record keeping process will
facilitate the record review process conducted by TABC and the comptroller
of public accounts.  House Bill 1613 requires beer manufacturers and
distributors to retain certain records for inspection for at least four
years. 

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. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 1613 amends the Alcoholic Beverage Code to increase from two
years to four years the number of years that a holder of a manufacture's
license or a general, local, or branch distributor's license is required to
retain certain records for inspection by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage
Commission or its authorized representative. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.