Bill Text: TX HB3483 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the donation of alcoholic beverages for use in a fund-raiser for a nonprofit entity.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-23 - Left pending in committee [HB3483 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HB3483-Introduced.html
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| By: Romero, Jr. | H.B. No. 3483 | |
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| relating to the donation of alcoholic beverages for use in a | ||
| fund-raiser for a nonprofit entity. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 109, Alcoholic Beverage | ||
| Code, is amended by adding Section 109.581 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 109.581. DONATING ALCOHOL FOR CHARITABLE EVENT. (a) A | ||
| manufacturer or wholesaler of alcoholic beverages may donate | ||
| alcoholic beverages to a nonprofit entity for a charitable | ||
| fund-raising event for the entity held on the premises of a | ||
| permitted or licensed retailer who is hosting the event. | ||
| (b) The retailer hosting the charitable event for the | ||
| nonprofit entity may not charge a fee for the alcoholic beverages at | ||
| the event but the nonprofit entity may charge a fee to attend the | ||
| event. | ||
| (c) Alcoholic beverages donated by a manufacturer or | ||
| wholesaler under this section must be delivered to the nonprofit | ||
| entity or the nonprofit entity may pick up the alcoholic beverages | ||
| and transport them to the retailer's permitted or licensed | ||
| premises. The nonprofit entity shall remove any remaining | ||
| alcoholic beverages from the retailer's premises immediately after | ||
| the charitable event. | ||
| (d) The nonprofit entity receiving alcoholic beverages from | ||
| a manufacturer or wholesaler shall provide the following | ||
| information to the commission on a form adopted by the commission: | ||
| (1) the name of the nonprofit entity; | ||
| (2) the date of the charitable event; | ||
| (3) the location of the charitable event; | ||
| (4) the dollar value of the donated alcoholic | ||
| beverages; | ||
| (5) an itemized list of the alcoholic beverages | ||
| donated; and | ||
| (6) the name of the manufacturer or wholesaler making | ||
| the donation. | ||
| (e) A manufacturer or wholesaler of alcoholic beverages may | ||
| not donate more than $5,000 worth of alcoholic beverages to a | ||
| nonprofit entity for each charitable event. | ||
| (f) A permitted or licensed retailer may not host more than | ||
| 12 charitable events under this section in a calendar year. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
