By: Menéndez  S.B. No. 1678          (In the Senate - Filed March 6, 2023; March 16, 2023, read   first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs;   April 18, 2023, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 7,   Nays 2, one present not voting; April 18, 2023, sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to discounts provided by package store and wine only   package store permit holders on the purchase of alcoholic   beverages.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 102.07, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is   amended by amending Subsections (c) and (d) and adding Subsection   (d-1) to read as follows:          (c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d-1), no [No] person   who owns or has an interest in the business of a package store or   wine only package store, nor the agent, servant, or employee of the   person, may allow an excessive discount on liquor.          (d)  A permittee covered under Subsection (a) may offer   prizes, premiums, or gifts to a consumer. Except as provided by   Subsection (d-1), the [The] use of rebates or coupons redeemable by   the public for the purchase of alcoholic beverages is prohibited.   The holder of a winery permit may furnish to a retailer without cost   recipes, recipe books, book matches, cocktail napkins, or other   advertising items showing the name of the winery furnishing the   items or the brand name of the product advertised if the individual   cost of the items does not exceed $1.          (d-1)  The holder of a package store permit or wine only   package store permit may:                (1)  offer coupons redeemable by the public for the   purchase of alcoholic beverages; and                (2)  provide a discount of any amount on the purchase of   liquor using a coupon redeemable by the public.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.     * * * * *