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AN ACT
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relating to the sale of certain wine by the holder of a wine and beer |
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retailer's permit or mixed beverage permit. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 25.01, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 25.01. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. The holder of a wine and |
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beer retailer's permit may sell: |
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(1) for consumption on or off the premises where sold, |
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but not for resale, wine, beer, and malt liquors containing alcohol |
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in excess of one-half of one percent by volume and not more than 17 |
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percent by volume; and |
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(2) for consumption on the premises, the following |
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beverages [traditional port or sherry] containing alcohol in excess |
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of one-half of one percent by volume and not more than 24 percent by |
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volume: |
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(A) traditional port or sherry; |
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(B) dessert-flavored wine; or |
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(C) rice wine. |
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SECTION 2. Section 28.01(c), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The holder of a mixed beverage permit may also: |
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(1) purchase wine, beer, ale, and malt liquor |
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containing alcohol of not more than 24 [21] percent by volume in |
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containers of any legal size from any permittee or licensee |
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authorized to sell those beverages for resale; and |
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(2) sell the wine, beer, ale, and malt liquor for |
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consumption on the licensed premises. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2016 was passed by the House on April |
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11, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 1, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2016 was passed by the Senate on May |
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2, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |