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