H.B. No. 3085 amends the Alcoholic Beverage Code to establish criteria for municipalities to hold local option elections regarding the sale of alcoholic beverages. The bill modifies the existing population requirement for municipalities from 15,000 to either 15,000 or 240,000, with additional stipulations for the latter, including being located in two or more counties and bordering a man-made lake of at least 20,000 acres. The bill also removes the previous requirement that municipalities must be located in a county with a population of 340,000 or more and that contains a municipality where at least 85 percent of the county's population resides.

Additionally, the bill introduces new provisions allowing the governing body of a municipality to adopt zoning and land use regulations for premises selling alcoholic beverages within designated zones, subject to the Local Government Code. This change aims to provide municipalities with greater control over the regulation of alcohol sales in specific areas, enhancing local governance. The act is set to take effect on September 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Alcoholic Beverage Code 251.742 (Alcoholic Beverage Code 251)