By: Schwertner, Buckingham, Springer S.B. No. 655
(In the Senate - Filed February 11, 2021; March 11, 2021,
read first time and referred to Committee on Business & Commerce;
April 20, 2021, rereferred to Committee on Administration;
April 21, 2021, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; April 21, 2021,
sent to printer.)
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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 655 By: Huffman
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the sale of distilled spirits to ultimate consumers by
the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 14.05(c) and (f), Alcoholic Beverage
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(c) The holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit may
not under Subsection (b) sell more than four [two] 750 milliliter
bottles of distilled spirits or the equivalent to the same consumer
within a 30-day period.
(f) The permit holder must [check a purchaser's
identification and] keep records of sales [purchases] in a manner
that enables the permit holder to comply with this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
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