Texas can no longer shut down kids' lemonade stands. It's 'common-sense,' governor says

Texas officials will soon be banned from shutting down children's lemonade stands on the sidewalk, even if the children do not possess a permit.

A bill written by Texas state representative Matt Krause in late 2018 was passed unanimously in both chambers of state legislature and was signed by Texas governor Greg Abbott on Monday. The law will take effect in September.

"We had to pass a law because police shut down a kid’s lemonade stand," Abbott wrote in a tweet Monday. In an accompanying video where he shows himself signing the bill, he called the bill "a common-sense law" before "cheers"-ing and drinking a glass of lemonade.

The shutdown Abbott referred to involved two girls in Overton, Texas, who in 2015 were forced to shut down a lemonade stand by the city police chief. Texas law requires vendors of certain products, including lemonade, to possess a health permit. The girls wanted to raise money for a Father's Day gift.

A similar incident occurred in Georgia, where a Fourth of July ritual for three girls was was cut short by a police chief. That incident resulted in an apology from the chief after a group of bus drivers raised $115 for the stand.