By: Parker  S.B. No. 1375          (In the Senate - Filed March 1, 2023; March 16, 2023, read   first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs;   April 12, 2023, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 11,   Nays 0; April 12, 2023, sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to the sampling or tasting of distilled spirits by the   manufacturer to a consumer at a temporary event.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 14.01(a), 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 distilled spirits, to be used only for   manufacturing or rectification purposes, from holders of   nonresident seller's permits or distiller's and rectifier's   permits;                (7)  dispense free distilled spirits for consumption on   the permitted premises under Section 14.04 or at a temporary event   under Section 14.09;                (8)  sell bulk alcohol produced by the permit holder   for purposes described by Section 38.01; and                (9)  sell distilled spirits to ultimate consumers under   Section 14.04 or 14.05.          SECTION 2.  Chapter 14, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended   by adding Section 14.09 to read as follows:          Sec. 14.09.  DISTILLED SPIRITS SAMPLING AT TEMPORARY EVENT.   (a)  The holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit may conduct   distilled spirits samplings or tastings at a civic or distilled   spirits festival, farmers' market, celebration, or similar event.          (b)  The distilled spirits provided as a sample or at a   tasting under Subsection (a) must be manufactured by the holder of   the distiller's and rectifier's permit.          (c)  Sample portions served at a distilled spirits sampling   or tasting under Subsection (a) may not exceed one-half ounce.          (d)  A person who receives a sample may not remove the sample   from the event premises.          (e)  Distilled spirits may legally be transported by the   holder of the distiller's and rectifier's permit or the permit   holder's agent or employee to the temporary event for the purpose of   providing a sample or a tasting under this section.          (f)  The cost of the distilled spirits provided for a   sampling or tasting under this section is the responsibility of the   holder of the distiller's and rectifier's permit providing the   sampling or tasting.          (g)  The commission shall adopt rules to implement this   section, including rules that:           (1)  establish a procedure to verify the wet or dry status of   the location where the permit holder intends to temporarily sample   or taste distilled spirits under this section;          (2)  detail the circumstances when a permit holder may   temporarily sample distilled spirits under this section with just a   notification to the commission and the circumstances that require   the commission's preapproval before a permit holder may temporarily   sample distilled spirits under this section; and          (3)  require the permit holder to provide any other   information the commission determines necessary.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.     * * * * *