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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to allowing the holder of a brewpub license to sell beer, |
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ale, and malt liquor to certain qualified persons outside the |
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state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 74.09(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) In addition to the activities authorized by Section |
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74.01, the holder of a brewpub license may sell beer produced under |
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the license to the holder of a general, local, or branch |
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distributor's license or to qualified distributors or other |
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similarly situated entities outside the state. |
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SECTION 2. Section 74.10(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) In addition to the activities authorized by Section |
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74.01, the holder of a brewpub license may sell ale and malt liquor |
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to the holder of a wholesaler's permit, a general class B |
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wholesaler's permit, or a local class B wholesaler's permit or to |
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qualified wholesalers or other similarly situated entities outside |
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the state. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |