The city of Austin will officially have the same Sunday liquor sales as the state.

The Austin City Council voted 5-0 — with council members Laura Helle and David Hagen absent — during Monday’s work session to follow the state’s off-sale liquor hours of 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., which will begin July 1.

A city ordinance bans liquor sales on Sundays; however, the state bill allowing Sunday liquor sales passed last month. Cities are not allowed to completely restrict Sunday sales under the new law.

However, the city could have opted to reduce the hours for Sunday sales, but City Clerk Ann Kasel noted the city has recently taken steps to keep city ordinances consistent with state laws.

Last year, the City Council voted to change the city ordinance to allow liquor stores to stay open until 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday to match the state.

Previously, liquor stores had been required to close at 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Kasel noted businesses that sell off-sale liquor can still set their own hours within the allowed time frames.

The council must officially approve the motion to match the state for Sunday sales during its next regular meeting on April 17.