By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 1216     (Lozano)           A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a local option election on the sale of alcoholic   beverages in certain areas of a municipality.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter D, Chapter 251, Alcoholic Beverage   Code, is amended by adding Section 251.742 to read as follows:          Sec. 251.742.  MUNICIPAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ZONE. (a) In   this section, "commercial area" means a contiguous area:                (1)  in which 75 percent or more of the land area,   excluding street rights-of-way, is devoted to or restricted to any   combination of retail, restaurant, entertainment, office,   government, or business uses; and                (2)  that includes at least 20 commercial   establishments.          (b)  This section applies only to a municipality that:                (1)  has a population of 15,000 or more; and                (2)  is located in two counties one of which:                      (A)  has a population of 340,000 or more; and                      (B)  borders the Gulf of Mexico.          (c)  The governing body of a municipality by resolution may   propose a zone within a commercial area of the municipality to be   designated as a zone in which the legal sale of one or more   prohibited types or classifications of alcoholic beverages may be   considered in a local option election under this section. The   resolution must describe the boundaries of the proposed zone.          (d)  The governing body of the municipality shall order an   election on the issue and prepare the ballot for the election that   describes the boundaries of the proposed zone and permits voting   for or against one of the ballot issues prescribed by Section   501.035, Election Code, with respect to the proposed zone.          (e)  The qualified voters of a municipality may petition the   governing body of the municipality, in the manner prescribed by   Chapter 501, Election Code, to order an election to alter the status   of the sale of any type or classification of alcoholic beverages   that has been legalized in a zone by an election conducted under   this section.          (f)  An election conducted under this section shall be   conducted within the entire boundaries of the municipality in which   an alcoholic beverage zone is proposed as those boundaries exist on   the date of the election. The results of the election affect only   the wet or dry status of the area within the boundaries of the zone.          (g)  The provisions for conducting a local option election   under Chapter 501, Election Code, apply to an election conducted   under this section to the extent those provisions do not conflict   with this section.          (h)  The results of an election conducted under this section   do not affect the legal sale of one or more types or classifications   of alcoholic beverages that are permitted in the zone because of the   zone's inclusion in a political subdivision.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.