Texas 2019 - 86th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4233 Compare Versions

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1	1	86R5037 BEE-D
2	2	By: Kuempel H.B. No. 4233
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the labeling of wine as originating from this state.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 101, Alcoholic Beverage
10	10	Code, is amended by adding Section 101.672 to read as follows:
11	11	Sec. 101.672. USE OF TEXAS APPELLATION OF ORIGIN. (a) A
12	12	wine is entitled to an appellation of origin indicating the wine's
13	13	origin is this state or a geographical subdivision of this state
14	14	only if the wine is:
15	15	(1) 100 percent by volume fermented juice of grapes or
16	16	other fruit grown in this state or a lesser percentage established
17	17	by the commissioner of agriculture under Section 12.039,
18	18	Agriculture Code; and
19	19	(2) fully produced in this state.
20	20	(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(1), a wine is entitled
21	21	to an appellation of origin indicating the wine's origin is this
22	22	state or a geographical subdivision of this state if the wine is:
23	23	(1) at least 75 percent by volume fermented juice of
24	24	grapes or other fruit grown in this state in 2019 or a lesser
25	25	percentage established by the commissioner of agriculture under
26	26	Section 12.039, Agriculture Code;
27	27	(2) at least 80 percent by volume fermented juice of
28	28	grapes or other fruit grown in this state in 2020 or a lesser
29	29	percentage established by the commissioner of agriculture under
30	30	Section 12.039, Agriculture Code;
31	31	(3) at least 85 percent by volume fermented juice of
32	32	grapes or other fruit grown in this state in 2021 or a lesser
33	33	percentage established by the commissioner of agriculture under
34	34	Section 12.039, Agriculture Code; or
35	35	(4) at least 90 percent by volume fermented juice of
36	36	grapes or other fruit grown in this state in 2022 or a lesser
37	37	percentage established by the commissioner of agriculture under
38	38	Section 12.039, Agriculture Code.
39	39	SECTION 2. Section 12.039(d), Agriculture Code, is amended
40	40	to read as follows:
41	41	(d) The commissioner shall review the report and, if the
42	42	commissioner determines that the quantity of a variety of grapes or
43	43	other fruit grown in this state is insufficient for the wineries in
44	44	this state to produce their projected production estimates during
45	45	the following calendar year, the commissioner may reduce the
46	46	percentage by volume of fermented juice of grapes or other fruit
47	47	grown in this state that wine containing that particular variety of
48	48	grape or other fruit must contain under Sections [Section] 16.011
49	49	and 101.672, Alcoholic Beverage Code. A [The] percentage
50	50	established under this subsection must ensure that the use of that
51	51	variety of grape or other fruit grown in this state is maximized
52	52	while allowing for the acquisition of grapes or other fruit grown
53	53	outside of this state in a quantity sufficient to meet the needs of
54	54	wineries in this state.
55	55	SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only
56	56	to a wine labeled on or after the effective date of this Act.
57	57	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.