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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to liquor sales on credit by the holder of a distiller's |
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and rectifier's permit to a wholesaler. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 102, Alcoholic Beverage |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 102.33 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 102.33. SALE OF LIQUOR BY DISTILLER AND RECTIFIER TO |
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WHOLESALER: CREDIT RESTRICTIONS. (a) The holder of a distiller's |
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and rectifier's permit shall provide an invoice to the holder of a |
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wholesaler's permit who purchases liquor from the distiller's and |
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rectifier's permit holder. The invoice must include the date of |
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purchase. |
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(b) The holder of a wholesaler's permit shall pay for liquor |
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purchased from the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit on |
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or before the 30th day after the date the wholesaler receives the |
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invoice. |
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(c) If the holder of a wholesaler's permit becomes |
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delinquent in the payment of an account for liquor under this |
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section, the holder of the distiller's and rectifier's permit may |
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report that fact in writing, including by electronic mail or |
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facsimile transmission, to the commission. An account becomes |
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delinquent if it is not paid when it is required to be paid under |
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Subsection (b). |
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(d) The commission shall maintain a list of wholesaler's |
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permit holders who have been reported to the commission under |
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Subsection (c) for failing to pay for the purchase of liquor under |
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this section. The commission shall remove a wholesaler from the |
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list on receiving proof that the wholesaler's delinquent account is |
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paid in full. |
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(e) The commission may not accept the voluntary |
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cancellation or suspension of a wholesaler permit or allow a permit |
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to be renewed or transferred if the permit holder is delinquent in |
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the payment of an account for liquor under this section. A person |
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whose permit is canceled by the commission or whose permit has |
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expired is not eligible to hold any other permit or license under |
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this code until the person has cured any delinquency of the person |
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under this section. |
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(f) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |