---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to covers or barriers on the windows and doors of and other obstructions of the view of certain alcoholic beverage retailers."
description: "Relating to covers or barriers on the windows and doors of and other obstructions of the view of certain alcoholic beverage retailers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 2698"
citation: "Texas HB 2698 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcoholic Beverage Regulation (I0025)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kuempel", "Zaffirini"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 45
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-03"
last_action: "2021-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/018db581-1e5a-48bc-bd9f-0373b2a59f70"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02600_HB02699/HB 2698.xml"
source_hash: "1632686d9db2ccde6bef35384e71af11d68abae2ec6e8c6f6e857dccbec57db0"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
---

# Texas HB 2698 (87) — Relating to covers or barriers on the windows and doors of and other obstructions of the view of certain alcoholic beverage retailers.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02698I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02698E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02698H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02698S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02698F.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Kuempel — primary (person)
- Zaffirini — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-03-03** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-17** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-17** Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-31** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-31** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-06** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-06** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-07** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-13** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2021-04-16** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2021-04-16** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-16** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-16** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-16** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-16** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-16** Record vote
- **2021-04-16** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-16** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-19** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-04** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-11** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-11** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-13** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-13** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-13** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-17** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-18** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-18** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-18** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-18** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-18** Record vote
- **2021-05-18** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-18** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-18** Record vote
- **2021-05-19** Senate passage reported
- **2021-05-19** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-20** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-22** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-07** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-07** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/018db581-1e5a-48bc-bd9f-0373b2a59f70`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).