Monitoring the SessionHB 557
Filed
Initial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
relating to the hours for the sale or delivery of certain alcoholic beverages.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
No more 9 p.m. closing. Christmas Day stays dry.
The bill lets liquor stores sell liquor during the same hours that beer may be sold, which ends the Sunday ban and the 9 p.m. weekday closing. It also lets wine-only package stores sell stronger wine on Sundays and after 10 p.m., and it lets wholesalers and local distributors deliver liquor to retailers on Sundays. Liquor sales stay closed on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day, and the change takes effect September 1, 2027.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1670 by Rep. Jetton (Died in committee) and 89R HB 2261 (Died in committee). Checked against 88R and 89R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 89R HB 2261 (Died in committee). Filed in 3 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R and 89R only.TRY NO. 3. Filed in 3 sessions: 88R, 89R and 90R. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
90R-HB557 · 2026-11-09
relating to the hours for the sale or delivery of certain alcoholic beverages.
No more 9 p.m. closing. Christmas Day stays dry.
The bill lets liquor stores sell liquor during the same hours that beer may be sold, which ends the Sunday ban and the 9 p.m. weekday closing. It also lets wine-only package stores sell stronger wine on Sundays and after 10 p.m., and it lets wholesalers and local distributors deliver liquor to retailers on Sundays. Liquor sales stay closed on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day, and the change takes effect September 1, 2027.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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Not tied to this bill.
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.
$56,000.00
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.
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.
$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.
TeamDerived 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.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$56,000.00
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.
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.
$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.
TeamDerived 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.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
Analysis of text version I by a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 3 times: 88R, 89R and now. Checked against 88R and 89R only.
by Rep. Jetton, different lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast 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
by Rep. Bucy, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 14, 2025: Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Relating to the hours for the sale or delivery of certain alcoholic beverages.
Caption, 89R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:34 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Alcoholic Beverage Regulation
The text as introduced · 369 words
90R721 SCF-D By: Bucy H.B. No. 557 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, 2027.