Honorable Kelly Hancock, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB951 by Hancock (Relating to the regulation of the manufacture and sale of wine and certain related activities; authorizing a fee.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Alcoholic Beverage Code to establish a grower's permit. The holder of a grower's permit would be allowed to grow and provide fruit to the holder of a winery permit for the purpose of having the fruit manufactured into bulk wine, store bulk wine on the grower's permitted premises, sell bulk wine to the holder of a winery permit, and sell bulk wine to qualified persons outside the state. The fee for a grower's permit would be $150.
The bill would also repeal Chapter 18, Alcoholic Beverage Code, relating to a wine bottler's permit.
It is assumed that the costs to implement the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2017.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 458 Alcoholic Beverage Commission