By: Middleton S.B. No. 2284

(In the Senate - Filed March 10, 2023; March 22, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs; April 12, 2023, reported adversely, with favorable Committee Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 2; April 12, 2023, sent to printer.) Click here to see the committee vote

COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 2284 By: Paxton

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the sale of distilled spirits to ultimate consumers by the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Sections 14.05(c) and (f), Alcoholic Beverage Code, are amended to read as follows:

(c) The holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit may not under Subsection (b) sell more than four [two] 750 milliliter bottles of distilled spirits or the equivalent to the same consumer within a 30-day period.

(f) The permit holder must [check a purchaser's identification and] keep records of sales [purchases] in a manner that enables the permit holder to comply with this section.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.

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