| 1 | 1 | | S.B. No. 1375 |
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| 4 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 5 | | relating to the sampling or tasting of distilled spirits by the |
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| 6 | 6 | | manufacturer to a consumer at a temporary event. |
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| 7 | 7 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 8 | 8 | | SECTION 1. Section 14.01(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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| 9 | 9 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | (a) The holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit may: |
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| 11 | 11 | | (1) manufacture distilled spirits; |
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| 12 | 12 | | (2) rectify, purify, and refine distilled spirits and |
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| 13 | 13 | | wines; |
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| 14 | 14 | | (3) mix wines, distilled spirits, or other liquors; |
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| 15 | 15 | | (4) bottle, label, and package the permit holder's |
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| 16 | 16 | | finished products; |
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| 17 | 17 | | (5) sell the finished products in this state to |
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| 18 | 18 | | holders of wholesaler's permits and to qualified persons outside |
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| 19 | 19 | | the state; |
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| 20 | 20 | | (6) purchase distilled spirits, to be used only for |
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| 21 | 21 | | manufacturing or rectification purposes, from holders of |
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| 22 | 22 | | nonresident seller's permits or distiller's and rectifier's |
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| 23 | 23 | | permits; |
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| 24 | 24 | | (7) dispense free distilled spirits for consumption on |
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| 25 | 25 | | the permitted premises under Section 14.04 or at a temporary event |
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| 26 | 26 | | under Section 14.09; |
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| 27 | 27 | | (8) sell bulk alcohol produced by the permit holder |
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| 28 | 28 | | for purposes described by Section 38.01; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | (9) sell distilled spirits to ultimate consumers under |
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| 30 | 30 | | Section 14.04 or 14.05. |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 2. Chapter 14, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended |
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| 32 | 32 | | by adding Section 14.09 to read as follows: |
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| 33 | 33 | | Sec. 14.09. DISTILLED SPIRITS SAMPLING AT TEMPORARY EVENT. |
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| 34 | 34 | | (a) The holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit may conduct |
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| 35 | 35 | | distilled spirits samplings or tastings at a civic or distilled |
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| 36 | 36 | | spirits festival, farmers' market, celebration, or similar event. |
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| 37 | 37 | | (b) The distilled spirits provided as a sample or at a |
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| 38 | 38 | | tasting under Subsection (a) must be manufactured by the holder of |
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| 39 | 39 | | the distiller's and rectifier's permit. |
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| 40 | 40 | | (c) Sample portions served at a distilled spirits sampling |
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| 41 | 41 | | or tasting under Subsection (a) may not exceed one-half ounce. |
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| 42 | 42 | | (d) A person who receives a sample may not remove the sample |
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| 43 | 43 | | from the event premises. |
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| 44 | 44 | | (e) Distilled spirits may legally be transported by the |
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| 45 | 45 | | holder of the distiller's and rectifier's permit or the permit |
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| 46 | 46 | | holder's agent or employee to the temporary event for the purpose of |
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| 47 | 47 | | providing a sample or a tasting under this section. |
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| 48 | 48 | | (f) The cost of the distilled spirits provided for a |
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| 49 | 49 | | sampling or tasting under this section is the responsibility of the |
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| 50 | 50 | | holder of the distiller's and rectifier's permit providing the |
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| 51 | 51 | | sampling or tasting. |
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| 52 | 52 | | (g) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this |
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| 53 | 53 | | section, including rules that: |
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| 54 | 54 | | (1) establish a procedure to verify the wet or dry |
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| 55 | 55 | | status of the location where the permit holder intends to |
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| 56 | 56 | | temporarily sample or taste distilled spirits under this section; |
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| 57 | 57 | | (2) detail the circumstances when a permit holder may |
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| 58 | 58 | | temporarily sample distilled spirits under this section with just a |
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| 59 | 59 | | notification to the commission and the circumstances that require |
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| 60 | 60 | | the commission's preapproval before a permit holder may temporarily |
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| 61 | 61 | | sample distilled spirits under this section; and |
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| 62 | 62 | | (3) require the permit holder to provide any other |
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| 63 | 63 | | information the commission determines necessary. |
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| 64 | 64 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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| 65 | 65 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 66 | 66 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 67 | 67 | | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1375 passed the Senate on |
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| 68 | 68 | | April 20, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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| 69 | 69 | | ______________________________ |
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| 70 | 70 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 71 | 71 | | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1375 passed the House on |
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| 72 | 72 | | April 28, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 11, |
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| 73 | 73 | | one present not voting. |
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| 74 | 74 | | ______________________________ |
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| 75 | 75 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 76 | 76 | | Approved: |
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| 77 | 77 | | ______________________________ |
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| 78 | 78 | | Date |
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| 79 | 79 | | ______________________________ |
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| 80 | 80 | | Governor |
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