HBA-ALS H.B. 3618 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3618 By: Truitt Licensing & Administrative Procedures 4/20/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, the holder of a winery or wine bottler's permit is required to purchase a bond each year to guarantee the permit holder's payment of taxes. In contrast, the holder of a wholesaler's permit or distributor's license that has timely paid all taxes and fees for the preceding three years is not required to furnish a bond. The purpose of this bill is to exempt the holders of winery permits or wine bottler's permits from this bonding requirement. H.B. 3618 exempts the holder of a winery or wine bottler's permit from furnishing a bond if, for the preceding 36 months, the permittee or licensee has paid all required taxes and fees under the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code on or before the due date. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Sections 204.01(f) and (i), Alcoholic Beverage Code, as follows: (f) Provides that the holder of a winery or wine bottler's permit is not required to furnish a bond if for the preceding 36 months the permittee or licensee has paid all taxes and fees required by this code on or before the due date. (i) Provides that a permittee or licensee who qualifies for an exemption under Subsection (f) of this section is exempt from the bonding requirement for a winery permit or wine bottler's permit that is currently held by or subsequently issued to the same permittee or licensee for use at licensed premises different from and additional to those covered by the permit or license under which the permittee or licensee qualified for exemption. SECTION 2.Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 3.Emergency clause.