H.B. No. 1264




AN ACT

relating to the sale of wine by holders of a winery permit.                   
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 16.01(d), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(d)  The holder of a winery permit may sell wine to ultimate 
consumers for consumption on or off winery premises and dispense 
free wine for consumption on or off the winery premises [if the 
winery is located:
		[(1)  in a city that:                                        
			[(A)  is located in three or more counties, at 
least one of which has a population of 500,000 or more; and
			[(B)  has within its boundaries all or part of an 
international airport;
		[(2)  in a county that:                                      
			[(A)  has a population of 240,000 or more; and              
			[(B)  borders:                                              
				[(i)  the Gulf of Mexico; and                              
				[(ii)  a county that has within its 
boundaries all or part of an international airport; or
		[(3)  in a county that:                                      
			[(A)  has a population of 20,000 or more; and               
			[(B)  has within its boundaries all or part of 
three or more American viticultural areas, as recognized and 
defined by the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and 
Firearms].
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.                           




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   President of the Senate                               Speaker of the House      

	I certify that H.B. No. 1264 was passed by the House on April 
10, 2003, by a non-record vote; and that the House concurred in 
Senate amendments to H.B. No. 1264 on May 22, 2003, by a non-record 
vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House   

	
I certify that H.B. No. 1264 was passed by the Senate, with 
amendments, on May 20, 2003, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 
0.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                      Secretary of the Senate   



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              Governor