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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the home production of certain alcoholic beverages. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter B, Chapter 109, |
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Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER B. HOME PRODUCTION OF WINE, [ALE,] MALT BEVERAGES, OR |
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LIQUOR[, OR BEER] |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Section 109.21, Alcoholic |
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Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 109.21. HOME PRODUCTION OF WINE, [OR] MALT BEVERAGES, |
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OR LIQUOR. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 109.21(a) and (b), Alcoholic Beverage |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The head of a family or an unmarried adult may produce |
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for the person's use or the use of the person's family not more than |
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200 gallons of wine, [or] malt beverages, or liquor per year. No |
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license or permit is required. |
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(b) The commission may prohibit the use of any ingredient it |
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finds detrimental to health or susceptible of use to evade this |
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code. Only wine made from the normal alcoholic fermentation of |
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honey or the juices of dandelions or grapes, raisins, or other |
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fruits may be produced under this section. Only malt beverages made |
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from the normal alcoholic fermentation of malted barley with hops, |
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or their products, and with or without other malted or unmalted |
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cereals, may be produced under this section. The possession of |
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wine, [or] malt beverages, or liquor produced under this section is |
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not an offense if the person making it complies with all provisions |
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of this section [and the wine or malt beverages are not distilled, |
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fortified, or otherwise altered to increase their alcohol content]. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |