BILL ANALYSIS
Senate Research Center H.B. 1365
80R2012 MCK-F By: Flores, Kuempel (Whitmire)
AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
H.B. 2526, 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, modernized and updated several marketing practices by creating a promotional permit and authorizing certain promotional activities on behalf of distillers, brewers, rectifiers, manufacturers, wineries, and wine bottlers.
H.B. 1365 redesignates the chapter added by H.B. 2526 during the 79th Legislature as Chapter 50 of the Alcoholic Beverage Code and provides that the holder of a promotional permit does not have to be a Texas resident.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Redesignates Chapter 54, Alcoholic Beverage Code, as added by Chapter 1289, Acts of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 2005, as Chapter 50, Alcoholic Beverage Code, and amends it, as follows:
CHAPTER 50. PROMOTIONAL PERMIT
Sec. 50.001. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. Redesignated from Section 54.001. Makes no further changes to this section.
Sec. 50.002. FEE. Redesignated from Section 54.002. Makes no further changes to this section.
Sec. 50.003. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES. Redesignated from Section 54.003. Makes no further changes to this section.
Sec. 50.004. NONAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS TO PERMIT HOLDER. Provides that the holder of a promotional permit is not required to be a resident of this state, notwithstanding certain law.
SECTION 2. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2007.