88R6420 MPF-F     By: Muñoz, Jr. H.B. No. 3016       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the amount of wine certain wineries may sell directly to   consumers.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 16.01(a), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  Except as provided by Section 16.011, the holder of a   winery permit may:                (1)  manufacture, bottle, label, and package wine   containing not more than 24 percent alcohol by volume;                (2)  manufacture fruit brandy and:                      (A)  use that brandy on the winery permit holder's   permitted premises for fortifying purposes only; or                      (B)  sell that brandy to other winery permit   holders;                (3)  import or buy fruit brandy from a permit holder   authorized to manufacture fruit brandy and use that brandy on the   winery permit holder's permitted premises for fortifying purposes   only;                (4)  sell wine in this state to or buy wine from permit   holders authorized to purchase and sell wine, including holders of   wholesaler's permits and winery permits;                (5)  sell wine to ultimate consumers:                      (A)  for consumption on the winery premises; or                      (B)  in unbroken packages for off-premises   consumption [in an amount not to exceed 35,000 gallons annually];                (6)  sell the wine outside this state to qualified   persons;                (7)  blend wines;                (8)  dispense free wine for consumption on the winery   premises; and                (9)  purchase and import wine from the holder of a   nonresident seller's permit.          SECTION 2.  Section 54.02, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 54.02.  PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES. The holder of an   out-of-state winery direct shipper's permit may not:                (1)  sell or ship wine to a minor;                (2)  deliver wine to a consumer using a carrier that   does not hold a carrier's permit under this code; or                (3)  deliver to the same consumer in this state more   than nine gallons of wine within any calendar month or more than 36   gallons of wine within any 12-month period[; or                [(4)  sell to ultimate consumers more than 35,000   gallons of wine annually].          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.