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TX SB1356

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/18/2025

Primary Sponsor

Tan Parker

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Origin

Senate

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes the Texas Alcohol Tourism Development Program within the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office to develop and market alcohol tourism statewide

  • Requires the program to create a market research-based marketing plan to increase tourism to wineries, breweries, and distilleries and promote Texas-produced wine, beer, and distilled spirits

  • Mandates maintaining and publishing an annually updated public list of wineries, breweries, and distilleries offering tours and tastings

  • Creates a nine-member advisory committee appointed by the governor, including representatives from distillers, wineries, breweries, chambers of commerce, economic development researchers, the public, and relevant state agencies

  • Advisory committee must submit a report with proposed methods, implementation plans, and budget to the office and legislature by September 1, 2026, with the committee abolished January 1, 2027

Legislative Description

Relating to the Texas alcohol tourism development program and advisory committee.

TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

Last Action

Left pending in committee

3/17/2025

Committee Referrals

Economic Development3/6/2025

Full Bill Text

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