89R8659 MPF-F
By: Phelan H.B. No. 4517
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to liquor sales on credit by the holder of a distiller's
and rectifier's permit to a wholesaler.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 102, Alcoholic Beverage
Code, is amended by adding Section 102.33 to read as follows:
Sec. 102.33. SALE OF LIQUOR BY DISTILLER AND RECTIFIER TO
WHOLESALER: CREDIT RESTRICTIONS. (a) The holder of a distiller's
and rectifier's permit shall provide an invoice to the holder of a
wholesaler's permit who purchases liquor from the distiller's and
rectifier's permit holder. The invoice must include the date of
purchase.
(b) The holder of a wholesaler's permit shall pay for liquor
purchased from the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit on
or before the 30th day after the date the wholesaler receives the
invoice.
(c) If the holder of a wholesaler's permit becomes
delinquent in the payment of an account for liquor under this
section, the holder of the distiller's and rectifier's permit may
report that fact in writing, including by electronic mail or
facsimile transmission, to the commission. An account becomes
delinquent if it is not paid when it is required to be paid under
Subsection (b).
(d) The commission shall maintain a list of wholesaler's
permit holders who have been reported to the commission under
Subsection (c) for failing to pay for the purchase of liquor under
this section. The commission shall remove a wholesaler from the
list on receiving proof that the wholesaler's delinquent account is
paid in full.
(e) The commission may not accept the voluntary
cancellation or suspension of a wholesaler permit or allow a permit
to be renewed or transferred if the permit holder is delinquent in
the payment of an account for liquor under this section. A person
whose permit is canceled by the commission or whose permit has
expired is not eligible to hold any other permit or license under
this code until the person has cured any delinquency of the person
under this section.
(f) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this
section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.