Bill Text: TX SB642 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relating to the sale of distilled spirits to the holder of an industrial permit.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2013-05-25 - Effective on 9/1/13 [SB642 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-SB642-Enrolled.html

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S.B. No. 642

AN ACT
relating to the sale of distilled spirits to the holder of an
industrial permit.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 14.01, Alcoholic
Beverage Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) The holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit may:
(1) manufacture distilled spirits;
(2) rectify, purify, and refine distilled spirits and
wines;
(3) mix wines, distilled spirits, or other liquors;
(4) bottle, label, and package the permit holder's
finished products;
(5) sell the finished products in this state to
holders of wholesaler's permits and to qualified persons outside
the state;
(6) import distilled spirits, to be used only for
manufacturing or rectification purposes, from holders of
nonresident seller's permits; [and]
(7) dispense free distilled spirits for consumption on
the permitted premises; and
(8) sell bulk alcohol produced by the permit holder to
holders of industrial permits in this state.
SECTION 2. Chapter 14, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended
by adding Section 14.05 to read as follows:
Sec. 14.05. REPORT OF CERTAIN SALES. A holder of a
distiller's and rectifier's permit who sells distilled spirits to a
holder of an industrial permit under Section 14.01(a)(8) shall keep
records of those sales in a manner prescribed by the commission or
administrator.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 642 passed the Senate on
March 13, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 642 passed the House on
May 10, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, two
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor