Bill Text: TX HB3768 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to authorizing tastings by certain alcoholic beverage manufacturers at certain events.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 4-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-10 - Effective on 9/1/19 [HB3768 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB3768-Enrolled.html
| H.B. No. 3768 | ||
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| relating to authorizing tastings by certain alcoholic beverage | ||
| manufacturers at certain events. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 109, Alcoholic Beverage | ||
| Code, is amended by adding Section 109.541 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 109.541. TASTINGS AT CERTAIN FESTIVALS AND CIVIC | ||
| CELEBRATIONS. A person who holds a license or permit to manufacture | ||
| alcoholic beverages in this state may conduct product tastings | ||
| without the issuance of another license or permit under this code if | ||
| those tastings are conducted: | ||
| (1) as part of and under the direction of the "Go | ||
| Texan" Partner Program under Chapter 46, Agriculture Code; and | ||
| (2) during a festival or civic celebration that: | ||
| (A) has been held near-annually for at least 100 | ||
| years; and | ||
| (B) is at least 21 days long. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.B. No. 3768 was passed by the House on May 3, | ||
| 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.B. No. 3768 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
| 21, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| _____________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
