HB 1378 and 1379
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2021 10:37 pm
Jared Patterson has filed these 2 bills. It would increase the percentage of sale of alcohol for on-premise consumption from 51% to 60% in order to be classified as a bar. This is intended to address 2 potential issues.
1) Allows LTCs to carry in more businesses without being prohibited by the state.
2) By raising the limit from 51% to 60%, fewer businesses would be shuttered by Governor Abbott's EOs.
https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/b ... 01378I.htm
https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/b ... 01379I.htm
I agree that these are a step in the right direction for both matters.
I do not believe it is necessary to prohibit LTCs from simply carrying in a bar at all. It is already illegal to carry while intoxicated. I have been to locations classified as a bar to have a meal with co-workers or friends. No alcohol consumed. My right to defend myself should not be dictated by the receipts of the business I choose to visit.
I also do not agree with any executive at any level unilaterally declaring which industries or private businesses can and cannot operate.
Just my 2 cents.
1) Allows LTCs to carry in more businesses without being prohibited by the state.
2) By raising the limit from 51% to 60%, fewer businesses would be shuttered by Governor Abbott's EOs.
https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/b ... 01378I.htm
https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/b ... 01379I.htm
I agree that these are a step in the right direction for both matters.
I do not believe it is necessary to prohibit LTCs from simply carrying in a bar at all. It is already illegal to carry while intoxicated. I have been to locations classified as a bar to have a meal with co-workers or friends. No alcohol consumed. My right to defend myself should not be dictated by the receipts of the business I choose to visit.
I also do not agree with any executive at any level unilaterally declaring which industries or private businesses can and cannot operate.
Just my 2 cents.