79R7025 AJA-D

By:  Madla                                                        S.B. No. 1368



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to cooperative efforts among wineries.                               
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Chapter 16, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended 
by adding Section 16.05 to read as follows:
	Sec. 16.05.  OPERATING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN PERMIT HOLDERS.  
(a)  The holder of a winery permit may engage in any activity 
authorized by that permit on the permitted premises of another 
winery permit holder under an agreement between the permit holders 
that is approved by the commission and that describes with 
specificity the nature, duration, and extent of the activities 
authorized by the agreement.
	(b)  The commission shall adopt rules regulating the shared 
use of winery premises under this section to ensure administrative 
accountability of each permit holder and a strict separation 
between the businesses and operations of the permit holders.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.