HBA-CMT H.B. 337 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 337 By: Hawley Licensing & Administrative Procedures 2/23/2001 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, a person who is delinquent in county ad valorem taxes can renew a permit or license to sell alcoholic beverages, and apply for a new permit or license. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (commission) cannot deny an application for or cancel a permit or license to sell alcoholic beverages based on an applicant's or permit or license holder's ad valorem tax delinquency. House Bill 337 allows the commission or an administrator appointed by the commission to deny an application for or cancel a permit or license for the retail sale or service of alcoholic beverages if the permit holder or applicant has not paid delinquent ad valorem taxes 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 337 amends the Alcoholic Beverage Code to provide that the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission or an administrator appointed by the commission is authorized to cancel or deny a permit or license for the retail sale or service of alcoholic beverages if it finds that the permit holder, license holder, or applicant has not paid delinquent ad valorem taxes due on the permitted or licensed premises or from a business operated on that premises to any taxing authority in the county of the premises. A permit holder, license holder, or applicant is presumed delinquent if the permit holder, license holder, or applicant is placed on a delinquent tax roll, has received a notice of delinquency, and has not made a payment on the taxes. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001.