Wild74 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Gov. Greg Abbott signs ‘lemonade stand law’ so kids’ drink stands can’t be shut down Texas Governor Greg Abbott signs the lemonade stand law. By Stephanie Frazier | June 10, 2019 at 11:39 PM CDT - Updated June 11 at 3:44 PM EAST TEXAS (KLTV) - Governor Greg Abbott has been busy signing laws in recent days, but one he signed Monday will likely be the favorite among Texas children. It’s a lemonade stand law; Abbott called it a “common sense law” that had to be passed so that police would not shut down children’s lemonade stands. The bill was introduced by Fort Worth Republican State Rep. Matt Krause. It proposed that the sale of lemonade and other non-alcoholic beverages on private property and in public parks would be allowed. It would also prevent homeowner associations from drafting rules that would prevent neighborhood lemonade stands. It was sent to the governor, who signed it with a bit of humor, ending his video with, “cheers.” Greg Abbott @GregAbbott_TX It’s now legal for kids to sell lemonade at stands. We had to pass a law because police shut down a kid’s lemonade stand. Thanks to @RepMattKrause. #txlege #LEMONADE 30.3K 8:51 PM - Jun 10, 2019 8,944 people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy According to KERANEWS.org, Krause told a committee in May that the legislation was spurred in part by an East Texas case in which a lemonade stand was shut down. That happened in Overton in 2015. Zoey and Andria Green set up a lemonade stand to raise money to go to Splash Kingdom for a day with their dad. However, a code enforcement officer said they had to have a permit to sell lemonade, and shut them down. Andria and Zoey Green wanted to raise $105 for a Father's Day present (Source: KLTV) Their mom, Sandi Evans, said at the time that she was criticized by some citizens in Overton for “bringing hatred to the community" by calling out law enforcement for shutting the girls’ stand down. But, she added, “If we can make change for all the children in Texas to have a legal lemonade stand, then I will take this brutal beating from this community.” Now that Governor Abbott has signed the law, kids like Andria and Zoey can sell lemonade without worry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild74 Posted June 11, 2019 Author Share Posted June 11, 2019 Capitalism big victory.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CENTEXFAN Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Sad we had to make this a law. Should be the " LAW OF DUH ". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild74 Posted June 12, 2019 Author Share Posted June 12, 2019 3 minutes ago, CENTEXFAN said: Sad we had to make this a law. Should be the " LAW OF DUH ". That is the world we live in now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayseed Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 If they had been illegal woulda been OK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monte1076 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 What I'm guessing happened in the original case is that the police "got a complaint" and since there was a thing about getting permits, they had to shut the thing down. I'm guessing a crotchety neighbor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarthDawg77 Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 On 6/11/2019 at 6:05 PM, Wild74 said: Gov. Greg Abbott signs ‘lemonade stand law’ so kids’ drink stands can’t be shut down Texas Governor Greg Abbott signs the lemonade stand law. By Stephanie Frazier | June 10, 2019 at 11:39 PM CDT - Updated June 11 at 3:44 PM EAST TEXAS (KLTV) - Governor Greg Abbott has been busy signing laws in recent days, but one he signed Monday will likely be the favorite among Texas children. It’s a lemonade stand law; Abbott called it a “common sense law” that had to be passed so that police would not shut down children’s lemonade stands. The bill was introduced by Fort Worth Republican State Rep. Matt Krause. It proposed that the sale of lemonade and other non-alcoholic beverages on private property and in public parks would be allowed. It would also prevent homeowner associations from drafting rules that would prevent neighborhood lemonade stands. It was sent to the governor, who signed it with a bit of humor, ending his video with, “cheers.” Greg Abbott @GregAbbott_TX It’s now legal for kids to sell lemonade at stands. We had to pass a law because police shut down a kid’s lemonade stand. Thanks to @RepMattKrause. #txlege #LEMONADE 30.3K 8:51 PM - Jun 10, 2019 8,944 people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy According to KERANEWS.org, Krause told a committee in May that the legislation was spurred in part by an East Texas case in which a lemonade stand was shut down. That happened in Overton in 2015. Zoey and Andria Green set up a lemonade stand to raise money to go to Splash Kingdom for a day with their dad. However, a code enforcement officer said they had to have a permit to sell lemonade, and shut them down. Andria and Zoey Green wanted to raise $105 for a Father's Day present (Source: KLTV) Their mom, Sandi Evans, said at the time that she was criticized by some citizens in Overton for “bringing hatred to the community" by calling out law enforcement for shutting the girls’ stand down. But, she added, “If we can make change for all the children in Texas to have a legal lemonade stand, then I will take this brutal beating from this community.” Now that Governor Abbott has signed the law, kids like Andria and Zoey can sell lemonade without worry. Yeah, NOW all they gotta do is hope Walmart don’t muscle them out...🤨 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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