Bill Text: TX SB652 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the transfer of alcoholic beverages for manufacturing purposes between certain permit and license holders.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective on 9/1/13 [SB652 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SB652-Enrolled.html
| S.B. No. 652 | ||
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| relating to the transfer of alcoholic beverages for manufacturing | ||
| purposes between certain permit and license holders. | ||
| 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) purchase [ |
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| only for manufacturing or rectification purposes, from holders of | ||
| nonresident seller's permits or distiller's and rectifier's | ||
| permits; and | ||
| (7) dispense free distilled spirits for consumption on | ||
| the permitted premises. | ||
| SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 109, Alcoholic Beverage | ||
| Code, is amended by adding Sections 109.63 and 109.64 to read as | ||
| follows: | ||
| Sec. 109.63. BULK TRANSFERS BETWEEN CERTAIN PERMITTEES AND | ||
| LICENSEES. (a) This section applies to the holder of a brewer's | ||
| permit, distiller's and rectifier's permit, winery permit, wine | ||
| bottler's permit, or manufacturer's license. | ||
| (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a | ||
| permittee or licensee described by Subsection (a) may transfer in | ||
| bulk an alcoholic beverage produced by the permittee or licensee to | ||
| any other permittee or licensee described by that subsection | ||
| provided that: | ||
| (1) the alcoholic beverage transferred is used only | ||
| for manufacturing purposes by the recipient; and | ||
| (2) the transfer is permitted by federal law. | ||
| Sec. 109.64. BULK PURCHASE BY HOLDER OF INDUSTRIAL PERMIT. | ||
| Section 102.32 applies to the bulk purchase of liquor by the holder | ||
| of an industrial permit from the holder of a wholesaler's permit. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 652 passed the Senate on | ||
| March 13, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that | ||
| the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 23, 2013, by the | ||
| following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that S.B. No. 652 passed the House, with | ||
| amendment, on May 20, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 144, | ||
| Nays 0, one present not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| Approved: | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
