TO:	Honorable Dade Phelan, Chair, House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures

FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board

IN RE:	HB3385 by King (relating to the promotion and sale of wine produced in this state; creating a farm winery permit; authorizing a fee.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

The bill would create a new Farm Winery Permit for eligible Texas wineries, allowing permit holders to sell products at additional locations. The bill would require the Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA) to deposit 50 percent of each permit fee collected to the General Revenue Fund and remit 50 percent of the fee collected to the farm winery marketing assistance fund.

The bill would create a new dedicated account within the General Revenue Fund, the farm winery marketing assistance fund. The fund would consist of appropriations to the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), fees collected from the farm winery permits, interest or earnings on money credited to the fund, and any gifts, grants, or donations received for the fund.

According to the Comptroller of Public Accounts, the revenue implications of the bill cannot be determined due to the unknown number of permits that may be issued and the number of permits that would be consolidated.

According to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission and the Texas Department of Agriculture, no significant fiscal implication to the agencies is anticipated.

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION


April 20, 2025

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