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TX HB3385

Bill

Status

Engrossed

4/30/2025

Primary Sponsor

Ken King

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates a new "farm winery permit" available only to existing winery permit holders who produce Texas wine, defined as wine that is at least 75% fermented juice from Texas-grown grapes or fruit and bottled in the state

  • Allows farm winery permit holders to operate up to five off-site locations where they can sell Texas wine for on-premises consumption by consumers

  • Permits direct sales of Texas wine to consumers in unbroken packages for off-premises consumption, capped at 250,000 gallons annually, at both the winery and authorized off-site locations

  • Sets the annual farm winery permit fee at a maximum of $500, with 50% of fee revenue deposited into a new Farm Winery Marketing Assistance Fund and 50% going to the general revenue fund

  • Establishes the Farm Winery Marketing Assistance Fund as a dedicated account for the Department of Agriculture to promote and market farm wineries, funded by permit fees, legislative appropriations, interest earnings, and grants

Legislative Description

Relating to the promotion and sale of wine produced in this state; creating a farm winery permit; authorizing a fee.

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Last Action

Committee report printed and distributed

5/27/2025

Committee Referrals

State Affairs5/15/2025
Licensing & Administrative Procedures3/21/2025

Full Bill Text

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