By: Thompson (Senate Sponsor - Gallegos) H.B. No. 2012
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 11, 2011;
April 26, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on
Business and Commerce; May 3, 2011, reported favorably by the
following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 3, 2011, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain prohibited dealings between a wholesaler and
retailer of alcoholic beverages.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 102.32(a)(2), Alcoholic Beverage Code,
is amended to read as follows:
(2) "Retailer" means a package store, wine only
package store, wine and beer retailers, wine and beer retailer's
off-premise, or mixed beverage permittee, any other retailer, or a
private club registration permittee. For purposes of this section,
the holder of a winery permit issued under Chapter 16 is a retailer
when the winery permit holder purchases wine from the holder of a
wholesaler's permit issued under Chapter 19 for resale to ultimate
consumers in unbroken packages.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
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