Amend CSHB 7 by inserting the following appropriately
numbered sections in ARTICLE 20 of the bill and renumbering the
sections of that article appropriately:
SECTION 20.__. Section 107.12, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 107.12. [DIRECT] SHIPMENT OF WINE TO CONSUMERS.
(a) Notwithstanding Section 107.07, a person who purchases wine
while at a winery located in this state may ship or cause to be
shipped the wine to the person's residence if the winery verifies
that the person purchasing the wine is 21 years of age or older. The
person must be present when the wine is delivered to the person's
residence.
(b) The commission shall adopt rules regulating the
shipment of wine to consumers in this state by wineries not located
in this state. Rules adopted under this subsection must:
(1) be consistent with the regulation of the shipment
of wine to consumers by wineries in this state under Subsection (a)
and Chapter 110; and
(2) ensure that out-of-state wineries do not operate
under regulations that give out-of-state wineries a competitive
advantage over wineries in this state.
SECTION 20.__. Chapter 107, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
amended by adding Section 107.13 to read as follows:
Sec. 107.13. DIRECT SHIPMENT OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TO
CONSUMERS. The commission by rule shall prohibit a person who is
not a manufacturer of alcoholic beverages from shipping alcoholic
beverages directly to a consumer in this state, except as provided
by Section 110.053.