Bill Text: TX HCR168 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Directing the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission to conduct a study on control label products.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-05-22 - Received from the House [HCR168 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HCR168-Engrossed.html
86R33852 KSM-F | ||
By: Goldman | H.C.R. No. 168 |
|
||
WHEREAS, Promoting growth of the alcoholic beverage industry | ||
in Texas is a primary purpose of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage | ||
Commission; and | ||
WHEREAS, The industry is structured around a three-tier | ||
system of manufacturers, distributors, and retailers, and the | ||
Alcoholic Beverage Code promotes business independence through the | ||
strict separation between manufacturers and retailers; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the past decade, retailers and manufacturers | ||
have contracted to develop alcoholic beverage products known as | ||
"control labels" that are exclusive to the retailers, in violation | ||
of the code's strict requirement of separation between the tiers; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission believes | ||
there may be as many as 10,000 wine and distilled spirits control | ||
label products available already in the Texas marketplace; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mass enforcement actions to penalize permitted | ||
businesses for manufacturing and selling control label products | ||
could destabilize significant parts of the alcoholic beverage | ||
industry; moreover, vigorous enforcement of the prohibition on | ||
control labels could result in numerous lawsuits filed against the | ||
state; and | ||
WHEREAS, Texas should lead the national discussion on | ||
developing a legal framework for regulating control label products | ||
in a way that promotes economic growth and benefits the consumer | ||
while stabilizing the three-tier system; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
hereby direct the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission to conduct a | ||
study on control label products that considers their economic | ||
footprint, their effect on the three-tier system, their effect on | ||
traditional alcoholic beverage products market share, and relevant | ||
laws passed in other states; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That the agency seek input from stakeholders in the | ||
alcoholic beverage industry; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That the agency submit a full report, including | ||
findings and recommendations, to the 87th Texas Legislature before | ||
September 1, 2020; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That the Texas secretary of state forward an | ||
official copy of this resolution to the executive director of the | ||
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. |