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