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          A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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          AN ACT
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        relating to the delivery of alcoholic beverages by the holder of a  | 
      
      
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        wine and beer retailer's permit. | 
      
      
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               BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | 
      
      
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               SECTION 1.  Chapter 25, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended  | 
      
      
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        by adding Section 25.15 to read as follows: | 
      
      
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               Sec. 25.15.  DELIVERIES AND COLLECTIONS.  The holder of a  | 
      
      
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        wine and beer retailer's permit who is also the holder of a local  | 
      
      
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        cartage permit may make deliveries to and collections from  | 
      
      
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        customers in the same manner as the holder of a package store permit  | 
      
      
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        under Section 22.03. | 
      
      
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               SECTION 2.  Section 43.01, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is  | 
      
      
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        amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: | 
      
      
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               (c)  A package store, wine only package store, or wine and  | 
      
      
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        beer retailer's permittee who also holds a local cartage permit may  | 
      
      
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        make deliveries to and collections from customers in accordance  | 
      
      
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        with Section 22.03, 24.03, or 25.15, as appropriate. | 
      
      
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               SECTION 3.  Section 43.04, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is  | 
      
      
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        amended to read as follows: | 
      
      
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               Sec. 43.04.  ELIGIBILITY FOR PERMIT.  The commission may  | 
      
      
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        issue a local cartage permit to a warehouse or transfer company or  | 
      
      
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        to a holder of a package store, wine only package store, wine and  | 
      
      
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        beer retailer's, or local distributor's permit. | 
      
      
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               SECTION 4.  Section 74.01, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is  | 
      
      
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        amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: | 
      
      
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               (h)  This section does not authorize the holder of a brewpub  | 
      
      
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        license who also holds a wine and beer retailer's permit to deliver  | 
      
      
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        alcoholic beverages directly to ultimate consumers for off-premise  | 
      
      
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        consumption at a location other than the licensed premises. | 
      
      
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               SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |