Bill Text: TX HB4233 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the labeling of wine as originating from this state.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-16 - Left pending in committee [HB4233 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB4233-Introduced.html
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By: Kuempel | H.B. No. 4233 |
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relating to the labeling of wine as originating from this state. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 101, Alcoholic Beverage | ||
Code, is amended by adding Section 101.672 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 101.672. USE OF TEXAS APPELLATION OF ORIGIN. (a) A | ||
wine is entitled to an appellation of origin indicating the wine's | ||
origin is this state or a geographical subdivision of this state | ||
only if the wine is: | ||
(1) 100 percent by volume fermented juice of grapes or | ||
other fruit grown in this state or a lesser percentage established | ||
by the commissioner of agriculture under Section 12.039, | ||
Agriculture Code; and | ||
(2) fully produced in this state. | ||
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(1), a wine is entitled | ||
to an appellation of origin indicating the wine's origin is this | ||
state or a geographical subdivision of this state if the wine is: | ||
(1) at least 75 percent by volume fermented juice of | ||
grapes or other fruit grown in this state in 2019 or a lesser | ||
percentage established by the commissioner of agriculture under | ||
Section 12.039, Agriculture Code; | ||
(2) at least 80 percent by volume fermented juice of | ||
grapes or other fruit grown in this state in 2020 or a lesser | ||
percentage established by the commissioner of agriculture under | ||
Section 12.039, Agriculture Code; | ||
(3) at least 85 percent by volume fermented juice of | ||
grapes or other fruit grown in this state in 2021 or a lesser | ||
percentage established by the commissioner of agriculture under | ||
Section 12.039, Agriculture Code; or | ||
(4) at least 90 percent by volume fermented juice of | ||
grapes or other fruit grown in this state in 2022 or a lesser | ||
percentage established by the commissioner of agriculture under | ||
Section 12.039, Agriculture Code. | ||
SECTION 2. Section 12.039(d), Agriculture Code, is amended | ||
to read as follows: | ||
(d) The commissioner shall review the report and, if the | ||
commissioner determines that the quantity of a variety of grapes or | ||
other fruit grown in this state is insufficient for the wineries in | ||
this state to produce their projected production estimates during | ||
the following calendar year, the commissioner may reduce the | ||
percentage by volume of fermented juice of grapes or other fruit | ||
grown in this state that wine containing that particular variety of | ||
grape or other fruit must contain under Sections [ |
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and 101.672, Alcoholic Beverage Code. A [ |
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established under this subsection must ensure that the use of that | ||
variety of grape or other fruit grown in this state is maximized | ||
while allowing for the acquisition of grapes or other fruit grown | ||
outside of this state in a quantity sufficient to meet the needs of | ||
wineries in this state. | ||
SECTION 3. The change in law made by this Act applies only | ||
to a wine labeled on or after the effective date of this Act. | ||
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |