By: Watson S.B. No. 1642

(In the Senate - Filed March 9, 2017; March 22, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Business & Commerce; April 24, 2017, reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; April 24, 2017, sent to printer.) Click here to see the committee vote

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1642 By: Creighton

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to allowing the holder of a brewpub license to sell beer, ale, and malt liquor to certain qualified persons outside the state.

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

SECTION 1. Section 74.09(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) In addition to the activities authorized by Section 74.01, the holder of a brewpub license may sell beer produced under the license to the holder of a general, local, or branch distributor's license or to qualified distributors or other similarly situated entities outside the state.

SECTION 2. Section 74.10(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) In addition to the activities authorized by Section 74.01, the holder of a brewpub license may sell ale and malt liquor to the holder of a wholesaler's permit, a general class B wholesaler's permit, or a local class B wholesaler's permit or to qualified wholesalers or other similarly situated entities outside the state.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2017.

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