HB 679

Sunday liquor sales by local vote

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 a local option election on the sale of certain alcoholic beverages on Sunday.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

10 a.m. to 9 p.m., if voters approve.

The bill lets voters in areas that already allow off-premise liquor sales hold a local election on whether package stores can also sell liquor on Sunday. If voters approve, package stores may sell liquor on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and wholesalers and local distributors may deliver liquor to retailers on Sunday. Areas that do not hold or pass such an election keep the current statewide Sunday ban on liquor sales.

Labels

Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1346 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1346 (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.PENDING FOREVER. Heard by the House Licensing & Administrative Procedures committee on Apr 8, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB679 · 2024-11-12

SOLD BY

Rep. John H. Bucy IIIDHouse 136

ITEM

relating to a local option election on the sale of certain alcoholic beverages on Sunday.

WHAT IT DOES

10 a.m. to 9 p.m., if voters approve.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 6, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Nov 12, 2024Filed
Mar 4, 2025Read first time
Mar 4, 2025Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Apr 8, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 8, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 8, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Apr 8, 2025Left pending in committee

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 significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 6, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

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 1346

by Rep. Bucy, same lead author · Died in committee · same text

Introduced text

Last action, Mar 3, 2023: Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Relating to a local option election to allow the sale of certain alcoholic beverages on Sunday.

Caption, 88R bill history

Sources

Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024

04/08/2025 H Left pending in committee

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 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

Elections--General

PACKAGE STORES

Text

The text as introduced · 315 words

89R3891 MPF-F

By: Bucy
H.B. No. 679

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a local option election on the sale of certain alcoholic

beverages on Sunday.

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

SECTION 1. Section 105.01(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(a) Except as provided in Sections 105.011, 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;

(2) on Sunday; or

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

SECTION 2. Chapter 105, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended

by adding Section 105.011 to read as follows:

Sec. 105.011. SUNDAY SALE OF LIQUOR IN CERTAIN AREAS. In an

area where the sale on Sunday of liquor for off-premise consumption

has been approved by local option election:

(1) the holder of a package store permit may sell,

offer for sale, or deliver liquor on Sunday between 10 a.m. and 9

p.m.;

(2) the holder of a wholesaler's permit may sell, offer

for sale, or deliver liquor to a retailer anytime on Sunday; and

(3) the holder of a local distributor's permit may

sell, offer for sale, or deliver liquor to a retailer on Sunday

between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m.

SECTION 3. Subchapter B, Chapter 501, Election Code, is

amended by adding Section 501.0351 to read as follows:

Sec. 501.0351. ISSUE ON SUNDAY SALE OF LIQUOR. (a) In an

area where the sale of liquor for off-premise consumption has been

legalized, a local option election may be held to prohibit or

legalize the sale on Sunday of liquor for off-premise consumption.

(b) The ballot shall be prepared to permit voting for or

against the issue: "The sale on Sunday of liquor for off-premise

consumption."

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