HB 2261

bill ending the Sunday ban on liquor sales

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the hours for the sale or delivery of certain alcoholic beverages.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Liquor gets beer hours. Still dry on New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day.

This bill lets liquor be sold during the same hours already allowed for beer and ends the Sunday ban on liquor sales, though sales stay barred on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. It touches package stores, wine-only package stores, wholesalers and local distributors that sell or deliver liquor to retailers. On the ground, liquor stores can open on Sundays and stay open later, wine-only stores can sell stronger wine on Sundays and after 10 p.m., and wholesalers and distributors can deliver on Sundays, starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1670 by Rep. Jetton (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1670 by Rep. Jetton (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Jan 30, 2025 and referred to the House Licensing & Administrative Procedures committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2261 · 2025-01-30

SOLD BY

Rep. John H. Bucy IIIDHouse 136

ITEM

relating to the hours for the sale or delivery of certain alcoholic beverages.

WHAT IT DOES

Liquor gets beer hours. Still dry on New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Jan 30, 2025Filed
Mar 14, 2025Read first time
Mar 14, 2025Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

John H. Bucy III

Donors

Agave Democratic Infrastructure Fund$56KAdam Loewy$20,000Texas Sands PAC$17K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Agave Democratic Infrastructure Fund$56,000.00

Agave Democratic Infrastructure Fund

$56,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $31,000.00
Total: $56,000.00

consulting $31,000.00

Also funds 5 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100986907, 101059773, 101069326, 101072293.

Adam Loewy$20,000.00

Texas Sands PAC$17,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$17,000.00

Cash: $17,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $17,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 9, 2024 to Sep 29, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100986907, 101032801, 101059773, 101072293.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Agave Democratic Infrastructure Fund

$56,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $31,000.00
Total: $56,000.00

consulting $31,000.00

Also funds 5 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 12, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100986907, 101059773, 101069326, 101072293.

Texas Sands PAC

$17,000.00

Cash: $17,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $17,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 9, 2024 to Sep 29, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100986907, 101032801, 101059773, 101072293.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

FILED BEFORE

Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.

88R HB 1670

by Rep. Jetton, different lead author · Died in committee · reworked

Introduced text

Last action, Mar 7, 2023: Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Relating to the hours for the sale or delivery of certain alcoholic beverages.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Jan 30, 2025

03/14/2025 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 6:51 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Licensing & Administrative Procedures · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Alcoholic Beverage Regulation

Text

The text as introduced · 369 words

89R6336 SCF-D

By: Bucy
H.B. No. 2261

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the hours for the sale or delivery of certain alcoholic

beverages.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 24.07, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 24.07. HOURS OF SALE. A holder of a wine only package

store permit may remain open and sell malt beverages, wine, and

vinous liquors, for off-premises consumption only, on any day and

during the same hours as those prescribed for the sale of malt

beverages under Section 105.05[ , except that the permittee may not

sell wine or vinous liquor containing more than 17 percent alcohol

by volume on a Sunday or after 10 p.m. on any day ].

SECTION 2. Section 105.01, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 105.01. HOURS OF SALE: LIQUOR. [ (a) ] Except as

provided in Sections 105.02, 105.03, 105.04, 105.08, and 105.091,

no person may sell, offer for sale, or deliver any liquor:

(1) on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas

Day; or

(2) outside the hours prescribed for the sale of malt

beverages under Section 105.05 [ on Sunday; or

[ (3) before 10 a.m. or after 9 p.m. ] on any other day.

[ (b) When Christmas Day or New Year's Day falls on a Sunday,

Subsection (a) of this section applies to the following Monday. ]

SECTION 3. Section 105.02, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 105.02. HOURS OF SALE: WHOLESALERS AND LOCAL

DISTRIBUTORS TO RETAILERS. (a) A holder of a wholesaler's permit

may sell, offer for sale, or deliver liquor to a retailer anytime

except [ Sunday and ] Christmas Day.

(b) A local distributor's permittee may sell, offer for

sale, or deliver liquor to a retailer during the hours prescribed

for the sale and delivery of malt beverages under Section 105.051

[ between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. ] on any day except[ :

[ (1) Sunday;

[ (2) Christmas Day; or

[ (3) ] a day on which a package store permittee is

prohibited from selling liquor.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.