S.B. No. 1692




AN ACT

relating to storage of wine by the holder of a winery permit.                 
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subsection (c), Section 45.03, Alcoholic 
Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(c)  Except as provided by this subsection, a [A] storage 
permit may not be issued for a location outside the county in which 
the permittee's business is located.  Subject to Section 45.04, the 
holder of a winery permit may obtain a storage permit for a location 
inside or outside the county in which the permit holder's business 
is located.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.                           

                                                                              




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President of the Senate             Speaker of the House
	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1692 passed the Senate on 
May 5, 2005, by the following vote:  Yeas 29, Nays 0.




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   Secretary of the Senate             
	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1692 passed the House on 
May 25, 2005, by a non-record vote.




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   Chief Clerk of the House            



Approved:


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            Date



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          Governor