| 1 | 1 | | 86R11911 MCK-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Romero, Jr. H.B. No. 3483 |
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| 4 | 4 | | |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the donation of alcoholic beverages for use in a |
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| 8 | 8 | | fund-raiser for a nonprofit entity. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 109, Alcoholic Beverage |
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| 11 | 11 | | Code, is amended by adding Section 109.581 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 109.581. DONATING ALCOHOL FOR CHARITABLE EVENT. (a) A |
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| 13 | 13 | | manufacturer or wholesaler of alcoholic beverages may donate |
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| 14 | 14 | | alcoholic beverages to a nonprofit entity for a charitable |
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| 15 | 15 | | fund-raising event for the entity held on the premises of a |
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| 16 | 16 | | permitted or licensed retailer who is hosting the event. |
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| 17 | 17 | | (b) The retailer hosting the charitable event for the |
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| 18 | 18 | | nonprofit entity may not charge a fee for the alcoholic beverages at |
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| 19 | 19 | | the event but the nonprofit entity may charge a fee to attend the |
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| 20 | 20 | | event. |
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| 21 | 21 | | (c) Alcoholic beverages donated by a manufacturer or |
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| 22 | 22 | | wholesaler under this section must be delivered to the nonprofit |
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| 23 | 23 | | entity or the nonprofit entity may pick up the alcoholic beverages |
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| 24 | 24 | | and transport them to the retailer's permitted or licensed |
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| 25 | 25 | | premises. The nonprofit entity shall remove any remaining |
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| 26 | 26 | | alcoholic beverages from the retailer's premises immediately after |
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| 27 | 27 | | the charitable event. |
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| 28 | 28 | | (d) The nonprofit entity receiving alcoholic beverages from |
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| 29 | 29 | | a manufacturer or wholesaler shall provide the following |
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| 30 | 30 | | information to the commission on a form adopted by the commission: |
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| 31 | 31 | | (1) the name of the nonprofit entity; |
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| 32 | 32 | | (2) the date of the charitable event; |
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| 33 | 33 | | (3) the location of the charitable event; |
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| 34 | 34 | | (4) the dollar value of the donated alcoholic |
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| 35 | 35 | | beverages; |
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| 36 | 36 | | (5) an itemized list of the alcoholic beverages |
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| 37 | 37 | | donated; and |
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| 38 | 38 | | (6) the name of the manufacturer or wholesaler making |
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| 39 | 39 | | the donation. |
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| 40 | 40 | | (e) A manufacturer or wholesaler of alcoholic beverages may |
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| 41 | 41 | | not donate more than $5,000 worth of alcoholic beverages to a |
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| 42 | 42 | | nonprofit entity for each charitable event. |
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| 43 | 43 | | (f) A permitted or licensed retailer may not host more than |
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| 44 | 44 | | 12 charitable events under this section in a calendar year. |
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| 45 | 45 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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