Relating to liquor sales on credit by the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit to a wholesaler, the official text

S.B. No. 1355

AN ACT

relating to liquor sales on credit by the holder of a distiller's

and rectifier's permit to a wholesaler.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 102, Alcoholic Beverage

Code, is amended by adding Section 102.33 to read as follows:

Sec. 102.33. SALE OF LIQUOR BY DISTILLER AND RECTIFIER TO

WHOLESALER: CREDIT RESTRICTIONS. (a) The holder of a distiller's

and rectifier's permit shall provide a written invoice to the

holder of a wholesaler's permit who purchases liquor from the

holder of the distiller's and rectifier's permit.

(b) The holder of a wholesaler's permit shall pay for liquor

purchased from the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit in

accordance with the agreed terms of a contract or written agreement

between the holder of the distiller's and rectifier's permit and the

wholesaler.

(c) If the holder of a wholesaler's permit becomes

delinquent in the payment of an invoice for liquor under this

section, the holder of the distiller's and rectifier's permit who

sold the liquor to the wholesaler may report that fact in writing,

along with any supporting documentation, to the commission. For

purposes of this section, a wholesaler becomes delinquent in the

payment of an invoice if the wholesaler:

(1) fails to pay the amount due to the holder of the

distiller's and rectifier's permit on or before the date payment is

required under the agreed terms of a contract or written agreement

between the holder of the distiller's and rectifier's permit and the

wholesaler; and

(2) fails to pay the amount due to the holder of the

distiller's and rectifier's permit after receiving a demand for

payment from the holder of the distiller's and rectifier's permit,

in accordance with any agreed payment terms of a contract or written

agreement between the holder of the distiller's and rectifier's

permit and the wholesaler.

(d) It is a violation of this section for the holder of a

wholesaler's permit to become delinquent in the payment of an

invoice under this section. The commission may take disciplinary

action against a wholesaler who violates this section. In

determining an appropriate disciplinary action for the violation,

the commission may consider:

(1) the duration of the delinquency;

(2) the amount of the delinquent payment;

(3) any previous violations of this section committed

by the wholesaler;

(4) the financial resources of the wholesaler; and

(5) any other factors the commission or administrator

determines relevant.

(e) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this

section, including rules regarding the submission of supporting

documentation by the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit

under Subsection (c).

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

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President of the Senate
Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1355 passed the Senate on

April 10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 3; and that

the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 12, 2025, by the

following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 2.

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Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1355 passed the House, with

amendment, on May 8, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 129,

Nays 16, two present not voting.

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Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

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Date

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Governor