S1: Blue Law Cessation and Alcohol Standardization Act

[Leinad]

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Sponsor: Leinad

I now open debate on this bill.

[Wisconsin+17]

By my account there are 7 counties in Texas that are dry:

Borden, Collingsworth, Hemphill, Kent, Martin, Roberts and Throckmorton.

Borden - population 651, (in the central plains, south of Lubbock
Collingsworth - population 3,057 (On the western border with Oklahoma in the panhandle.
Hemphill - population 3,807 (just north of Collingsworth)
Kent - Population 808 (in the central plains, south of Lubbock)
Martin - Population 4,799 (in west Texas)
Roberts - Population 929 (in the panhandle, just west of Collingsworth)
Throckmorton - Population 1,641 (West of Fort Worth)

That is a total of 15,692 people, just a little bit more than Hutto, a small town north and east of Austin.

I don't really see how people are limited to access to alcohol at least in Texas by the current policy. I think we should keep the local option since it's not a significant impediment to the purchase of Alcohol. Even in the dry counties, they have access to a neighboring wet county.



 

[fhtagn]

Any and all entities in possession or that will come into possession of an alcohol license henceforth shall have the sole responsibility to determine the hours during which said entity serves alcohol, from a minimum of 0 hours to a maximum of 24 hours per day.

I think offering this kind of freedom to business owners who choose to serve alcohol is a great thing to include. If a business wants to serve alcohol at 4am on a Tuesday, and they somehow make a profit from this, who are we to stop them from doing so? It's a great way to entice businesses into investing in locations in the South, especially in large vacation destinations.

[Pragmatic Conservative]

I think this is a decent bill that will grant business owners more power to conduct their business, without any major negative consequences. I will support this bill.

[Leinad]

For reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dry_communities_by_U.S._state

[Terry the Fat Shark]

I do not approve of this proposed law, but I am not issuing a veto threat as I want to see how the Chamber votes first. Personally I think localized areas should be able to do whatever they want and should not have to be told what to do by our southern government.

[Leinad]

Anybody interested in amending this or should we hold a final vote?

[Wisconsin+17]

1. Any and all laws, ordinances, statutes, and prohibitions of Sunday alcohol sales throughout the South are hereby repealed.
2. Any and all laws, ordinances, and statutes in all unincorporated, municipal, county, state, and regional jurisdictions pertaining to the time frame during which alcohol may be sold within the South are hereby repealed.
3. Counties retain the local option to decline the issuance of alcohol licenses within the borders of the county.
4. Any and all entities in possession or that will come into possession of an alcohol license henceforth shall have the sole responsibility to determine the hours during which said entity serves alcohol, from a minimum of 0 hours to a maximum of 24 hours per day.
5. Pertaining to the provisions of this act, there shall be no differentiation made between beer, wine, distilled spirits, malt liquor, or any other alcoholic beverage.
6. Any and all jurisdictions and/or entities must adhere to Sections 1-5 without exception.

[Wisconsin+17]

I propose the above amendment, retaining the local option but erasing laws on time of day and sunday sales in the south.

[diptheriadan]

I now open a 48-hour vote on Ben Kenobi's amendment.

[diptheriadan]

Aye

[Wisconsin+17]

I'm going to place a hold on the bill.

[Leinad]

I'm going to place a hold on the bill.

I...don't think you can do that.

Check the rules, I might be wrong.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

He is allowed to withdraw the bill is what he meant to do I believe

[Leinad]

He is allowed to withdraw the bill is what he meant to do I believe

The bill? No. The amendment? Yes.

[Terry the Fat Shark]

Technically now that we have a new speaker and Chamber this bill has no sponsor, anyways.

[Leinad]

Technically now that we have a new speaker and Chamber this bill has no sponsor, anyways.

Well then we have to kill all the Leinad bills retroactively and kill the AZ bills--I don't think that's a good idea.

[diptheriadan]

The vote on Ben Kenobi's amendment continues. About 36 hours left.

[OneJ]

Aye

[diptheriadan]

Governor dfwlibertylover has just contacted me asking for all bills without a sponsor to be tabled. I have since become the sponsor of the two newest bills. In order to prevent further conflict within this bill, I will take over as sponsor.

[diptheriadan]

The 48 hours are up and the Ayes have with 2 delegates voting Aye, no Nays, and 3 delegates not voting.

[diptheriadan]

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I now open a final vote on the bill for 36 hours.

[diptheriadan]

Aye

[OneJ]

Aye

[Wisconsin+17]

Wow. Local option passes. Aye.