Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1652 Compare Versions

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1	1		By: Eltife S.B. No. 1652
2		-	(In the Senate - Filed March 13, 2015; March 23, 2015, read
3		-	first time and referred to Committee on Business and Commerce;
4		-	April 30, 2015, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
5		-	Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0, 1 present not
6		-	voting; April 30, 2015, sent to printer.)
7		-	Click here to see the committee vote
8		-	COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1652 By: Taylor of Galveston
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11	4		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
12	5		AN ACT
13	6		relating to allowing the holder of a brewpub license to sell beer,
14	7		ale, and malt liquor to certain wholesalers, distributors, and
15	8		qualified persons outside the state.
16	9		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
17	10		SECTION 1. Section 19.01, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
18	11		amended to read as follows:
19	12		Sec. 19.01. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. The holder of a
20	13		wholesaler's permit may:
21	14		(1) purchase and import liquor from distillers,
22	15		brewers, wineries, wine bottlers, rectifiers, and manufacturers
23	16		who are holders of nonresident seller's permits or from their
24	17		agents who hold manufacturer's agents permits;
25	18		(2) purchase ale and malt liquor from holders of
26	19		brewpub licenses;
27	20		(3) purchase liquor from other wholesalers in the
28	21		state;
29	22		(4) [(3)] sell liquor in the original containers in
30	23		which it is received to retailers and wholesalers in this state
31	24		authorized to sell the liquor;
32	25		(5) [(4)] sell liquor to qualified persons outside the
33	26		state; and
34	27		(6) [(5)] sell ale and malt liquor to a holder of a
35	28		private club registration permit.
36	29		SECTION 2. Section 21.01, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
37	30		amended to read as follows:
38	31		Sec. 21.01. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. The holder of a local
39	32		class B wholesaler's permit may:
40	33		(1) purchase and import malt and vinous liquors from
41	34		brewers, wineries, rectifiers, and wine manufacturers and bottlers
42	35		who are holders of nonresident seller's permits and from their
43	36		agents who are holders of manufacturer's agent permits;
44	37		(2) purchase malt and vinous liquors from holders of
45	38		brewer's permits, holders of brewpub licenses, and [from] other
46	39		wholesalers in the state;
47	40		(3) sell the malt and vinous liquors, in the original
48	41		containers in which the permit holder [he] receives them, to
49	42		general and local class B wholesaler's permittees and, in the
50	43		permit holder's [his] county of residence, to local distributor's
51	44		permittees and retailers, including mixed beverage permittees and
52	45		daily temporary mixed beverage permittees; and
53	46		(4) sell ale and malt liquor to a holder of a private
54	47		club registration permit.
55	48		SECTION 3. Section 65.01(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
56	49		amended to read as follows:
57	50		(a) The holder of a local distributor's license may:
58	51		(1) receive beer in unbroken original packages from
59	52		manufacturers and brewpubs and from general, branch, or local
60	53		distributors;
61	54		(2) sell and distribute beer in the unbroken original
62	55		packages in which it is received:
63	56		(A) to the following, if located in the county of
64	57		the licensee's residence: local distributor permittees,
65	58		permittees or licensees authorized to sell to ultimate consumers,
66	59		private club registration permittees, authorized outlets located
67	60		on any installation of the national military establishment, or
68	61		qualified persons for shipment and consumption outside the state;
69	62		or
70	63		(B) to other licensed distributors in the state;
71	64		and
72	65		(3) serve free beer for consumption on the licensed
73	66		premises.
74	67		SECTION 4. Section 74.09(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
75	68		amended to read as follows:
76	69		(a) In addition to the activities authorized by Section
77	70		74.01, the holder of a brewpub license may sell beer produced under
78	71		the license to the holder of a general, local, or branch
79	72		distributor's license or to qualified distributors outside the
80	73		state.
81	74		SECTION 5. Section 74.10(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
82	75		amended to read as follows:
83	76		(a) In addition to the activities authorized by Section
84	77		74.01, the holder of a brewpub license may sell ale and malt liquor
85	78		to the holder of a wholesaler's permit, a general class B
86	79		wholesaler's permit, or a local class B wholesaler's permit or to
87	80		qualified wholesalers outside the state.
88	81		SECTION 6. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
89	82		a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
90	83		provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
91	84		Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
92	85		Act takes effect September 1, 2015.
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