HB5388 - Relating to operating agreements between holders of a distiller's and rectifier's permit and nonresident seller's permit.

      By: Walle H.B. No. 5388       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to operating agreements between holders of a distiller's   and rectifier's permit and nonresident seller's permit.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 37, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended   by amending Section 37.011(a) to read as follows:          Sec. 37.011.  OPERATING AGREEMENT WITH IN-STATE DISTILLERY.   (a) The holder of a nonresident seller's permit who owns a   distillery outside of the state and holds a distiller's and   rectifier's permit or whose affiliate owns a distillery outside of   the state and holds a distiller's and rectifier's permit may enter   into an agreement with the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's   permit that allows the nonresident seller to engage in the   following activities on the distiller's and rectifier's permitted   premises:                (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 nonresident   seller's finished products; and                (5)  sell the finished products in this state to   holders of distiller's and rectifier's permits and holders of   wholesaler's permits and to authorized wholesalers and   manufacturers outside the state.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.