By: Schwertner S.B. No. 1226

(In the Senate - Filed March 9, 2021; March 18, 2021, read first time and referred to Committee on Business & Commerce; April 7, 2021, reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; April 7, 2021, sent to printer.) Click here to see the committee vote

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1226 By: Schwertner

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authorized activities of a holder of a brewpub license.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 74.01, Alcoholic Beverage Code, as effective September 1, 2021, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as follows:

(a) A holder of a brewpub license for a brewpub located in a wet area, as that term is described by Section 251.71, may:

(1) brew, bottle, can, package, and label malt beverages;

(2) sell or offer without charge, on the premises of the brewpub, to ultimate consumers for consumption on or off those premises, malt beverages produced by the holder, in or from a lawful container, to the extent the sales or offers are allowed under the holder's other permits or licenses; [and]

(3) sell food on the premises of the holder's breweries; and

(4) conduct samplings of malt beverages, including tastings, at a retailer's premises.

(a-1) An agent or employee of the holder of a brewpub license may open, touch, or pour malt beverages, make a presentation, or answer questions at a sampling event.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.

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