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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the donation of alcoholic beverages for use in a |
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fund-raiser for a nonprofit entity. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 109, Alcoholic Beverage |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 109.581 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 109.581. DONATING ALCOHOL FOR CHARITABLE EVENT. (a) A |
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manufacturer or wholesaler of alcoholic beverages may donate |
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alcoholic beverages to a nonprofit entity for a charitable |
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fund-raising event for the entity held on the premises of a |
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permitted or licensed retailer who is hosting the event. |
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(b) The retailer hosting the charitable event for the |
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nonprofit entity may not charge a fee for the alcoholic beverages at |
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the event but the nonprofit entity may charge a fee to attend the |
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event. |
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(c) Alcoholic beverages donated by a manufacturer or |
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wholesaler under this section must be delivered to the nonprofit |
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entity or the nonprofit entity may pick up the alcoholic beverages |
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and transport them to the retailer's permitted or licensed |
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premises. The nonprofit entity shall remove any remaining |
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alcoholic beverages from the retailer's premises immediately after |
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the charitable event. |
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(d) The nonprofit entity receiving alcoholic beverages from |
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a manufacturer or wholesaler shall provide the following |
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information to the commission on a form adopted by the commission: |
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(1) the name of the nonprofit entity; |
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(2) the date of the charitable event; |
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(3) the location of the charitable event; |
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(4) the dollar value of the donated alcoholic |
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beverages; |
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(5) an itemized list of the alcoholic beverages |
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donated; and |
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(6) the name of the manufacturer or wholesaler making |
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the donation. |
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(e) A manufacturer or wholesaler of alcoholic beverages may |
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not donate more than $5,000 worth of alcoholic beverages to a |
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nonprofit entity for each charitable event. |
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(f) A permitted or licensed retailer may not host more than |
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12 charitable events under this section in a calendar year. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |