87R17669 MCK-D
 
  By: Kuempel, Darby, Fierro, Geren H.B. No. 4016
 
  Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4016:
 
  By:  Huberty C.S.H.B. No. 4016
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to operating agreements between holders of a distiller's
  and rectifier's permit and certain alcoholic beverage permit
  holders.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Chapter 14, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended
  by adding Section 14.10 to read as follows:
         Sec. 14.10.  OPERATING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN PERMIT HOLDERS.
  (a) The holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit may enter
  into an agreement with another holder of a distiller's and
  rectifier's permit that allows the distiller's and rectifier's
  permit holder to engage in the following activities on the
  permitted premises of the other distiller's and rectifier's permit
  holder:
               (1)  manufacture distilled spirits;
               (2)  rectify, purify, and refine distilled spirits and
  wines;
               (3)  mix wines, distilled spirits, or other liquors;
  and
               (4)  bottle, label, and package the permit holder's
  finished products.
         (b)  The agreement is subject to approval by the commission
  and must describe with specificity the nature, duration, and extent
  of the activities authorized by the agreement.
         (c)  The holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit may
  enter into an agreement authorized by Section 37.011 with the
  holder of a nonresident seller's permit.
         (d)  The commission shall adopt rules regulating the shared
  use of the permitted premises under this section to ensure
  administrative accountability of each permit holder and a strict
  separation between the businesses and operations of the permit
  holders.
         SECTION 2.  Chapter 37, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended
  by adding Section 37.011 to read as follows:
         Sec. 37.011.  OPERATING AGREEMENT WITH IN-STATE DISTILLERY.
  (a) The holder of a nonresident seller's permit who owns a
  distillery outside of the state may enter into an agreement with the
  holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit that allows the
  nonresident seller to engage in the following activities on the
  distiller's and rectifier's permitted premises:
               (1)  manufacture distilled spirits;
               (2)  rectify, purify, and refine distilled spirits and
  wines;
               (3)  mix wines, distilled spirits, or other liquors;
  and
               (4)  bottle, label, and package the nonresident
  seller's finished products.
         (b)  The agreement is subject to approval by the commission
  and must describe with specificity the nature, duration, and extent
  of the activities authorized by the agreement.
         (c)  The commission shall adopt rules regulating the shared
  use of the permitted premises under this section to ensure
  administrative accountability of each permit holder and a strict
  separation between the businesses and operations of the permit
  holders.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.