By: Hernandez H.B. No. 3712       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the authorization of distributors to provide malt   beverage products to retailers for authorized sampling purposes.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 102.02, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 102.02.  PROVIDING SAMPLES. Notwithstanding any other   provision of this code, the holder of a wholesaler's or   distributor's permit or the holder's agent, representative, or   employee may furnish or give a sample of liquor or malt beverages to   a holder of a permit authorizing the sale of that category of   alcoholic beverage at retail if the retail permittee has not   previously purchased that brand from that wholesaler or distributor   permittee. The wholesaler or distributor may give the retail   permittee not more than 750 milliliters of any brand of distilled   spirits, not more than three liters of any brand of wine in that   package, and not more than one six-pack72 ounces of any other   alcoholic beverage so packaged. The retail permittee or the   permittee's agent, servant, or employee may sample the product on   the licensed premises only if the wholesaler or distributor the   wholesaler's or distributor's agent, servant, or employee is   present.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.