| 1 | 1 | | By: Menéndez S.B. No. 1678 |
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| 2 | 2 | | (In the Senate - Filed March 6, 2023; March 16, 2023, read |
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| 3 | 3 | | first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs; |
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| 4 | 4 | | April 18, 2023, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 7, |
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| 5 | 5 | | Nays 2, one present not voting; April 18, 2023, sent to printer.) |
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| 6 | 6 | | Click here to see the committee vote |
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| 9 | 9 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 10 | 10 | | AN ACT |
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| 11 | 11 | | relating to discounts provided by package store and wine only |
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| 12 | 12 | | package store permit holders on the purchase of alcoholic |
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| 13 | 13 | | beverages. |
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| 14 | 14 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 15 | 15 | | SECTION 1. Section 102.07, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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| 16 | 16 | | amended by amending Subsections (c) and (d) and adding Subsection |
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| 17 | 17 | | (d-1) to read as follows: |
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| 18 | 18 | | (c) Except as provided by Subsection (d-1), no [No] person |
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| 19 | 19 | | who owns or has an interest in the business of a package store or |
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| 20 | 20 | | wine only package store, nor the agent, servant, or employee of the |
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| 21 | 21 | | person, may allow an excessive discount on liquor. |
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| 22 | 22 | | (d) A permittee covered under Subsection (a) may offer |
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| 23 | 23 | | prizes, premiums, or gifts to a consumer. Except as provided by |
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| 24 | 24 | | Subsection (d-1), the [The] use of rebates or coupons redeemable by |
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| 25 | 25 | | the public for the purchase of alcoholic beverages is prohibited. |
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| 26 | 26 | | The holder of a winery permit may furnish to a retailer without cost |
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| 27 | 27 | | recipes, recipe books, book matches, cocktail napkins, or other |
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| 28 | 28 | | advertising items showing the name of the winery furnishing the |
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| 29 | 29 | | items or the brand name of the product advertised if the individual |
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| 30 | 30 | | cost of the items does not exceed $1. |
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| 31 | 31 | | (d-1) The holder of a package store permit or wine only |
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| 32 | 32 | | package store permit may: |
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| 33 | 33 | | (1) offer coupons redeemable by the public for the |
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| 34 | 34 | | purchase of alcoholic beverages; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | (2) provide a discount of any amount on the purchase of |
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| 36 | 36 | | liquor using a coupon redeemable by the public. |
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| 37 | 37 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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| 38 | 38 | | * * * * * |
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