By: Geren (Senate Sponsor - Watson) H.B. No. 2097
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 27, 2017;
May 3, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Business &
Commerce; May 15, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 15, 2017, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the sale of malt liquor, ale, and beer by the holder of a
brewpub license.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 74.08(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) In addition to the activities authorized by Section
74.01, the holder of a brewpub license who holds a wine and beer
retailer's permit and whose sale of beer, ale, or malt liquor
consists only of beer, ale, or malt liquor [who sells alcoholic
beverages] manufactured [only] on the brewpub's premises may:
(1) sell malt liquor or ale produced under the license
to those retailers or qualified persons to whom the holder of a
general class B wholesaler's permit may sell malt liquor or ale
under Section 20.01; and
(2) sell beer produced under the license to:
(A) those retailers to whom the holder of a
general distributor's license may sell beer under Section 64.01; or
(B) qualified persons to whom the holder of a
general distributor's license may sell beer for shipment and
consumption outside the state under Section 64.01.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
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