HB 2793
AN ACT relating to the possession and consumption of wine on the premises
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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Fiscal Note
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What This Bill Does
Allows mixed beverage permit holders to possess and consume wine brought from outside their licensed premises, and charge a corkage fee for that wine. It modifies existing Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code regulations to permit customers to bring their own wine into establishments with a mixed beverage permit, providing more flexibility for businesses and patrons. The new rule takes effect on September 1, 2025, giving businesses time to prepare for the change.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the possession and consumption of wine on the premises BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 28.01(c), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is (c) The holder of a mixed beverage permit may also: (1) purchase wine and malt beverages containing alcohol of not more than 24 percent by volume in containers of any legal size from any permittee or licensee authorized to sell those (2) sell the wine and malt beverages for consumption (A) possess and consume on the licensed premises wine acquired by the individual off the licensed premises; and (B) remove from the premises wine brought onto the premises by the individual under Paragraph (A); and (4) charge a corkage fee for wine consumed on the premises under Subdivision (3). SECTION 2. Sections 28.06(a) and (c), Alcoholic Beverage Code, are amended to read as follows: (a) Except as provided by Sections 14.07, 28.01(c)(3), 28.20, and 37.01(d), no holder of a mixed beverage permit, nor any officer, agent, or employee of a holder, may possess or permit to be possessed on the premises for which the permit is issued any alcoholic beverage which is not covered by an invoice from the supplier from whom the alcoholic beverage was purchased. (c) Except as provided by Sections 14.07, 28.01(c)(3), 28.20, and 37.01(d), no holder of a mixed beverage permit, nor any officer, agent, or employee of a holder, may knowingly possess or permit to be possessed on the licensed premises any alcoholic beverage which is not covered by an invoice from the supplier from whom the alcoholic beverage was purchased. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Expert Lobbyists for This Bill
These lobbyists specialize in Alcoholic Beverage Regulation and related subject areas.
Adnelis M. Perez Vega
PremiumBrianna M. Menard
Robert D. Miller
Haley Cornyn
Michael Toomey
Allen E. Blakemore
Vera Denise Rose
Gavin L. Massingill
Fred Shannon
Matthew Bentley
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the possession and consumption of wine on the premises
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