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| 1 | 1 | 86R10334 JAM-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Thompson of Harris H.B. No. 2204 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to certain novelty items advertising or promoting | |
| 8 | 8 | alcoholic beverages. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Section 108.04, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 108.04. ACTS OF PROMOTIONAL OR COURTESY NATURE: | |
| 13 | 13 | ADMINISTRATIVE DISCRETION. (a) The commission may promulgate rules | |
| 14 | 14 | which shall set definite limitations consistent with the general | |
| 15 | 15 | provisions of this code, relaxing the restrictions of Sections | |
| 16 | 16 | 102.07, 102.14, 102.15, and 108.06, with respect to: | |
| 17 | 17 | (1) the sale or gift of novelties advertising the | |
| 18 | 18 | product of a manufacturer or distributor; | |
| 19 | 19 | (2) the making of gifts to civic, religious, or | |
| 20 | 20 | charitable organizations; | |
| 21 | 21 | (3) the cleaning and maintenance of coil connections | |
| 22 | 22 | for dispensing draught beer; | |
| 23 | 23 | (4) the lending of equipment for special occasions; | |
| 24 | 24 | and | |
| 25 | 25 | (5) acts of a purely courtesy nature. | |
| 26 | 26 | (b) Rules adopted under this chapter may not limit the value | |
| 27 | 27 | of a novelty item described by Subsection (a)(1) to an amount that | |
| 28 | 28 | is less than $3 per unit wholesale cost. | |
| 29 | 29 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |