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1		-	~~85R28046~~ JAM-D
2		-	By: Alvarado~~, Geren, Howard, Ashby, Guillen~~ H.B. No. 133
	1	+	85R17832 JAM-D
	2	+	By: Alvarado H.B. No. 133
3	3		Substitute the following for H.B. No. 133:
4	4		By: Kuempel C.S.H.B. No. 133
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7	7		A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8		AN ACT
9	9		relating to the status, regulation, and taxation of powdered
10		-	alcohol as an alcoholic beverage; creating ~~a criminal~~ offense.
	10	+	alcohol as an alcoholic beverage; creating an offense.
11	11		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12		SECTION 1. Section 1.04(1), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
13	13		amended to read as follows:
14	14		(1) "Alcoholic beverage" means alcohol, including
15	15		powdered alcohol, or any beverage containing more than one-half of
16	16		one percent of alcohol by volume, which is capable of use for
17	17		beverage purposes, either alone or when diluted or reconstituted.
18	18		SECTION 2. Subchapter C, Chapter 101, Alcoholic Beverage
19	19		Code, is amended by adding Section 101.461 to read as follows:
20	20		Sec. 101.461. PACKAGING OF POWDERED ALCOHOL.
21	21		Notwithstanding any other law, a person may not sell powdered
22	22		alcohol to an ultimate consumer unless the powdered alcohol is
23	23		sealed in single-serving packages containing not more than 14 grams
24	24		of powdered alcohol each.
25	25		SECTION 3. Subchapter A, Chapter 108, Alcoholic Beverage
26	26		Code, is amended by adding Section 108.11 to read as follows:
27	27		Sec. 108.11. ADVERTISING OF POWDERED ALCOHOL. In an
28	28		advertisement for powdered alcohol, a person may not suggest or
29	29		depict the consumption of powdered alcohol without the addition of
30	30		liquid to the powdered alcohol.
31	31		SECTION 4. The heading to Section 201.03, Alcoholic
32	32		Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows:
33	33		Sec. 201.03. TAX ON DISTILLED SPIRITS AND POWDERED ALCOHOL.
34	34		SECTION 5. Section 201.03(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
35	35		amended to read as follows:
36	36		(a) A tax is imposed on the first sale of:
37	37		(1) distilled spirits at the rate of $2.40 per gallon;
38	38		and
39	39		(2) powdered alcohol at the rate of $2.40 per gallon
40	40		based on the amount of liquid suggested to be added by the
41	41		manufacturer's packaging.
42	42		SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.