TX SB1378

Amends Section 37.07 of the Alcoholic Beverage Code to create an exception allowing certain nonresident seller's permit holders to have an interest in entities authorized to import liquor into Texas for resale

The exception applies specifically to permittees holding a winery permit first issued on or before May 1, 2010, for a winery located in a municipality with population between 130,000 and 150,000 that spans three counties (one with population between 2 and 3 million)

Prohibits nonresident seller's permit holders who also hold a winery permit (or whose affiliate holds one) from selling wine to that winery permit holder

Passed the Senate on April 10, 2025 (28-2) and the House on May 2, 2025 (99-20)

Takes effect September 1, 2025