SRC-JBJ S.B. 603 76(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 603
76R6079 AJA-DBy: Nelson
Economic Development
4/5/1999
As Filed


DIGEST 

Currently, the Alcoholic Beverage Code exempts certain alcoholic
manufacturers and distributors from posting a bond with the Texas Alcoholic
Beverage Commission.  The distributors possess a wholesaler's permit or
Class B wholesaler's permit.   The bond, a condition of most permits, helps
to ensure that the permit holder remains current with all required taxes
and fees for the preceding 36 months.  S.B. 603 adds permit holders of a
winery or a wine bottler to the bond posting exemption. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 603 exempts winery and wine bottlers from the bonding
requirement. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Sections 204.01(f) and (i), Alcoholic Beverage Code, to
provide that the holder of a winery or wine bottler's permit is not
required to furnish a bond if, for the preceding 36 months, the permittee
or licensee paid all taxes by a certain date as required by this code.
Exempts a permittee or licensee who qualifies for an exemption under
Subsection (f) from the bonding requirement for any winery permit or wine
bottler's permit.   

SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.Emergency clause.