79R14533 E


By:  Whitmire                                                     S.B. No. 1472

Substitute the following for S.B. No. 1472:                                   

By:  Quintanilla                                              C.S.S.B. No. 1472



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to services provided by manufacturers and distributors of 
beer to beer retailers.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 108, Alcoholic Beverage 
Code, is amended by adding Section 108.041 to read as follows:
	Sec. 108.041.  CARBON DIOXIDE FILTERS PROVIDED TO RETAILERS.  
(a)  A manufacturer or distributor of beer may provide carbon 
dioxide filters to beer retailers for draught systems using carbon 
dioxide or a carbon dioxide and nitrogen blend, commonly referred 
to as "beer gas."
	(b)  The cost of providing, maintaining, and replacing the 
carbon dioxide filters shall be borne by the manufacturer.
	SECTION 2.  The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission shall 
adopt rules implementing Section 108.041, Alcoholic Beverage Code, 
as added by this Act, not later than January 1, 2006.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.