82R23864 MCK-F
By: Nelson S.B. No. 438
(Geren)
Substitute the following for S.B. No. 438: No.
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the number of days a winery may sell wine under a winery
festival permit.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 17.01(b), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) The holder of a winery festival permit may not offer
wine for sale under this chapter[:
[(1) for more than five days within any 30-day period;
or
[(2)] on more than four [three] consecutive days at
the same location.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2011.