87R8781 JAM-F     By: Schwertner, Buckingham, Springer S.B. No. 655       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the sale of distilled spirits to ultimate consumers by   the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sections 14.05(a), (b), and (f), Alcoholic   Beverage Code, are amended to read as follows:          (a)  The holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit whose   permitted premises is located in an area where the sale of alcoholic   beverages is legal as provided by a ballot issue approved by the   voters under Section 501.035(b)(7), (8), or (9), Election Code, may   sell to ultimate consumers for consumption on or off the permitted   premises distilled spirits manufactured or rectified by the permit   holder in an amount not to exceed 12,500 [3,000] gallons annually.          (b)  The holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit may   sell distilled spirits manufactured by the permit holder to   ultimate consumers for off-premises consumption in unbroken   packages containing not more than 750 milliliters of distilled   spirits for off-premises consumption [in an amount not to exceed   3,500 gallons annually] if:                (1)  for a permit issued on or after September 1, 2013,   the permitted premises is located in an area where the sale of   alcoholic beverages is legal as provided by a ballot issue approved   by the voters under Section 501.035(b)(5), (6), or (7), Election   Code; or                (2)  for a permit issued before September 1, 2013, the   permitted premises is located in an area where the sale of alcoholic   beverages is legal as provided by a ballot issue approved by the   voters under Section 501.035(b)(5), (6), (7), (8), or (9), Election   Code.          (f)  The permit holder must [check a purchaser's   identification and] keep records of sales [purchases] in a manner   that enables the permit holder to comply with this section.          SECTION 2.  Section 14.05(c), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is   repealed.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.