89R10595 MPF-F
By: Capriglione H.B. No. 2278
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the home production of certain alcoholic beverages.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter B, Chapter 109,
Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER B. HOME PRODUCTION OF WINE, [ALE,] MALT BEVERAGES, OR
LIQUOR[, OR BEER]
SECTION 2. The heading to Section 109.21, Alcoholic
Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 109.21. HOME PRODUCTION OF WINE, [OR] MALT BEVERAGES,
OR LIQUOR.
SECTION 3. Sections 109.21(a) and (b), Alcoholic Beverage
Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) The head of a family or an unmarried adult may produce
for the person's use or the use of the person's family not more than
200 gallons of wine, [or] malt beverages, or liquor per year. No
license or permit is required.
(b) The commission may prohibit the use of any ingredient it
finds detrimental to health or susceptible of use to evade this
code. Only wine made from the normal alcoholic fermentation of
honey or the juices of dandelions or grapes, raisins, or other
fruits may be produced under this section. Only malt beverages made
from the normal alcoholic fermentation of malted barley with hops,
or their products, and with or without other malted or unmalted
cereals, may be produced under this section. The possession of
wine, [or] malt beverages, or liquor produced under this section is
not an offense if the person making it complies with all provisions
of this section [and the wine or malt beverages are not distilled,
fortified, or otherwise altered to increase their alcohol content].
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.