By: Thompson (Senate Sponsor - Gallegos) H.B. No. 2012

(In the Senate - Received from the House April 11, 2011; April 26, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Business and Commerce; May 3, 2011, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 3, 2011, sent to printer.)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to certain prohibited dealings between a wholesaler and retailer of alcoholic beverages.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 102.32(a)(2), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows:

(2) "Retailer" means a package store, wine only package store, wine and beer retailers, wine and beer retailer's off-premise, or mixed beverage permittee, any other retailer, or a private club registration permittee. For purposes of this section, the holder of a winery permit issued under Chapter 16 is a retailer when the winery permit holder purchases wine from the holder of a wholesaler's permit issued under Chapter 19 for resale to ultimate consumers in unbroken packages.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.

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