Bill Text: TX HB3287 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: Relating to the sale of ale and beer by certain brewers and manufacturers.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 10-5)

Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2017-06-15 - Effective immediately [HB3287 Detail]

Download: Texas-2017-HB3287-Enrolled.html
 
 
  H.B. No. 3287
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the sale of ale and beer by certain brewers and
  manufacturers.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that:
               (1)  the state is authorized under the Twenty-first
  Amendment of the United States Constitution to promote the public's
  interest in the fair, efficient, and competitive marketing of ale
  and beer in this state;
               (2)  the United States Supreme Court in Granholm v.
  Heald, 544 U.S. 460 (2005), has recognized that the three-tier
  system of regulating the alcoholic beverage industry is
  unquestionably legitimate;
               (3)  in Granholm, the United States Supreme Court
  further recognized that while the states are entitled to regulate
  the production and sales of liquor within their borders, the right
  is nonetheless subject to the provisions of the Constitution of the
  United States, including the Interstate Commerce Clause, and laws
  regulating the alcoholic beverage industry may not discriminate
  against out-of-state participants or give undue deference to local
  participants and may not ignore other provisions of the
  Constitution, including the Supremacy Clause, Commerce Clause, and
  the Privileges and Immunities Clause with its nondiscriminatory
  principles;
               (4)  the state is authorized to promote, market, and
  educate consumers about the emerging small brewing industry;
               (5)  it is the state's interest that nothing in this Act
  be construed to conflict with Article 1, Sections 16 and 17 of the
  Texas Constitution, with regard to the impairment of contract,
  retroactive application of law, or taking of property;
               (6)  it is in the state's interest to encourage
  entrepreneurial and small business development opportunities in
  the state that will lead to new capital investment in the state,
  create new jobs in the state, and expand the state and local tax
  base; and
               (7)  it is the public policy of the state to exercise
  the police power of the state to protect the welfare, health, peace,
  temperance, and safety of the people of Texas.
         SECTION 2.  Section 12.052, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 12.052.  SALES BY CERTAIN BREWERS TO CONSUMERS. (a) In
  addition to the activities authorized by Section 12.01, the holder
  of a brewer's permit whose annual production of ale, together with
  the annual production of beer by the holder of a manufacturer's
  license at all [the same] premises wholly or partly owned, directly
  or indirectly, by the permit holder or an affiliate or subsidiary of
  the permit holder, does not exceed a total of 225,000 barrels may
  sell ale produced on the brewer's premises under the permit to
  ultimate consumers on the brewer's premises for responsible
  consumption on the brewer's premises.
         (b)  The total combined sales of ale to ultimate consumers
  under this section, together with the sales of beer to ultimate
  consumers by the holder of a manufacturer's license under Section
  62.122 at the same premises, may not exceed 5,000 barrels annually.
         (c)  Subject to Subsections (b), (d), and (e), the holder of
  a brewer's permit may sell ale produced on the brewer's premises
  under the permit to ultimate consumers on the brewer's premises for
  responsible consumption on the brewer's premises even if the annual
  production limit prescribed by Subsection (a) is exceeded if:
               (1)  the permit holder:
                     (A)  was legally operating a manufacturing
  facility with on-premise sales under Subsection (a) on February 1,
  2017; or
                     (B)  purchased an ownership interest in, or was
  purchased by the holder of, a permit or license issued under Chapter
  12, 13, 62, or 63; and
               (2)  the permit holder has annual production that does
  not exceed 175,000 barrels at the brewer's premises.
         (d)  For purposes of Subsection (c)(1)(B), a permit holder
  may not sell to a permit or license holder whose annual production
  exceeds the limit prescribed by Subsection (a) an ownership
  interest:
               (1)  of more than 25 percent in the permitted location;
  or
               (2)  that provides the purchaser with the ability to
  control the operations at the permitted location.
         (e)  A holder of a brewer's permit who under Subsection (c)
  sells ale produced on the brewer's premises under the permit to
  ultimate consumers on the brewer's premises for responsible
  consumption on the brewer's premises:
               (1)  shall file a territorial agreement with the
  commission under Subchapters C and D, Chapter 102;
               (2)  must purchase any ale the permit holder sells on
  the brewer's premises from the holder of a permit issued under
  Chapter 19, 20, or 21; and
               (3)  with respect to those purchases, must comply with
  the requirements of this code governing dealings between a
  distributor or wholesaler and a member of the retail tier,
  including Section 102.31.
         (f)  The commission by rule or order shall annually adjust
  the production limit prescribed by Subsection (c)(2) in an amount
  that is equal to the percentage of the state's population growth for
  the previous year as determined by the state demographer under
  Chapter 468, Government Code.
         SECTION 3.  Sections 12A.02(a) and (b), Alcoholic Beverage
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A holder of a brewer's self-distribution permit whose
  annual production of ale under the brewer's or nonresident brewer's
  permit, together with the annual production of beer by the holder of
  a manufacturer's or nonresident manufacturer's license at all [the
  same] premises owned directly or indirectly by the permit holder or
  an affiliate or subsidiary of the permit holder, does not exceed
  125,000 barrels may sell ale produced under the brewer's or
  nonresident brewer's permit to those persons to whom the holder of a
  general class B wholesaler's permit may sell ale under Section
  20.01(3).
         (b)  The total combined sales of ale under this section,
  together with the sales of beer by the holder of a manufacturer's
  self-distribution license under Section 62A.02 at all [the same]
  premises owned directly or indirectly by the permit holder or an
  affiliate or subsidiary of the permit holder, may not exceed 40,000
  barrels annually.
         SECTION 4.  Section 62.122, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 62.122.  SALES BY CERTAIN MANUFACTURERS TO CONSUMERS.
  (a) A manufacturer's licensee whose annual production of beer,
  together with the annual production of ale by the holder of a
  brewer's permit at all [the same] premises wholly or partly owned,
  directly or indirectly, by the license holder or an affiliate or
  subsidiary of the license holder, does not exceed 225,000 barrels
  may sell beer produced on the manufacturer's premises under the
  license to ultimate consumers on the manufacturer's premises for
  responsible consumption on the manufacturer's premises.
         (b)  The total combined sales of beer to ultimate consumers
  under this section, together with the sales of ale to ultimate
  consumers by the holder of a brewer's permit under Section 12.052 at
  the same premises, may not exceed 5,000 barrels annually.
         (c)  Subject to Subsections (b), (d), and (e), the holder of
  a manufacturer's license may sell beer produced on the
  manufacturer's premises under the license to ultimate consumers on
  the manufacturer's premises for responsible consumption on the
  manufacturer's premises even if the annual production limit
  prescribed by Subsection (a) is exceeded if:
               (1)  the license holder:
                     (A)  was legally operating a manufacturing
  facility with on-premise sales under Subsection (a) on February 1,
  2017; or
                     (B)  purchased an ownership interest in, or was
  purchased by the holder of, a permit or license issued under Chapter
  12, 13, 62, or 63; and
               (2)  the license holder has annual production that does
  not exceed 175,000 barrels at the manufacturer's premises.
         (d)  For purposes of Subsection (c)(1)(B), a license holder
  may not sell to a permit or license holder whose annual production
  exceeds the limit prescribed by Subsection (a) an ownership
  interest:
               (1)  of more than 25 percent in the permitted location;
  or
               (2)  that provides the purchaser with the ability to
  control the operations at the permitted location.
         (e)  A holder of a manufacturer's license who under
  Subsection (c) sells beer produced on the manufacturer's premises
  under the license to ultimate consumers on the manufacturer's
  premises for responsible consumption on the manufacturer's
  premises:
               (1)  shall file a territorial agreement with the
  commission under Subchapters C and D, Chapter 102;
               (2)  must purchase any beer the license holder sells on
  the manufacturer's premises from the holder of a license issued
  under Chapter 64, 65, or 66; and
               (3)  with respect to those purchases, must comply with
  the requirements of this code governing dealings between a
  distributor or wholesaler and a member of the retail tier,
  including Sections 61.73 and 102.31.
         (f)  The commission by rule or order shall annually adjust
  the production limit prescribed by Subsection (c)(2) in an amount
  that is equal to the percentage of the state's population growth for
  the previous year as determined by the state demographer under
  Chapter 468, Government Code.
         SECTION 5.  Sections 62A.02(a) and (b), Alcoholic Beverage
  Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A holder of a manufacturer's self-distribution license
  whose annual production of beer under the manufacturer's or
  nonresident manufacturer's license, together with the annual
  production of ale by the holder of a brewer's or nonresident
  brewer's permit at all [the same] premises owned directly or
  indirectly by the license holder or an affiliate or subsidiary of
  the license holder, does not exceed 125,000 barrels may sell beer
  produced under the manufacturer's or nonresident manufacturer's
  license to those persons to whom the holder of a general
  distributor's license may sell beer under Section 64.01(a)(2).
         (b)  The total combined sales of beer under this section,
  together with the sales of ale by the holder of a brewer's
  self-distribution permit under Section 12A.02 at all [the same]
  premises owned directly or indirectly by the license holder or an
  affiliate or subsidiary of the license holder, may not exceed
  40,000 barrels annually.
         SECTION 6.  APPLICABILITY. (a) Notwithstanding any
  provision under Chapters 12 and 62, Alcoholic Beverage Code, any
  manufacturer's licensee or a holder of a brewer's permit, whose
  combined annual production exceeds the 225,000 barrel threshold in
  Section 12.052(a) or 62.122(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, by the
  license or permit holder or an affiliate or subsidiary of the
  license or permit holder as revised by this Act, that operates a
  premise purchased on or before February 1, 2017, that is licensed or
  permitted to manufacture or brew beer or ale and on which the total
  production of beer and ale is less than 225,000 barrels, shall be
  granted the right to sell beer and ale to the ultimate consumer at
  the purchased premise under the law as it existed prior to the
  passage of this Act.
         (b)  Notwithstanding any provision under Chapters 12 and 62,
  Alcoholic Beverage Code, a manufacturer's licensee or a holder of a
  brewer's permit, whose combined annual production exceeds the
  225,000 barrel threshold in Section 12.052(a) or 62.122(a),
  Alcoholic Beverage Code, as revised by this Act who operates a
  premise which legally sells beer or ale to the ultimate consumer at
  a premise purchased prior to February 1, 2017, pursuant to
  Subsection (a) may establish no more than two additional facilities
  which sell beer or ale to the ultimate consumer provided those
  facilities each produce less than 225,000 barrels of beer and ale
  and comply with the provisions in Sections 12.052(b) and (e) and
  62.122(b) and (e), Alcoholic Beverage Code.
         SECTION 7.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 3287 was passed by the House on May 8,
  2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 111, Nays 33, 2 present, not
  voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B.
  No. 3287 on May 24, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 115, Nays 30,
  2 present, not voting,
  and that the House adopted H.C.R. No. 153
  authorizing certain corrections in H.B. No. 3287 on May 28, 2017, by
  the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 0, 2 present, not voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
         I certify that H.B. No. 3287 was passed by the Senate, with
  amendments, on May 22, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 21, Nays
  10, and that the Senate adopted H.C.R. No. 153 authorizing certain
  corrections in H.B. No. 3287 on May 28, 2017, by the following vote:
  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor       
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