At the Jan. 23, 2024, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission meeting, the board voted on the following rules.
Proposed Rules
To give the public an opportunity to provide feedback, a rule proposed by the commission will be published in the Texas Register on the next available publication date (the second Friday after the commission meeting). A 30-day comment period will follow publication.
A public hearing will be held on Feb. 22, 2024, on the rule below. Changes may be made to a proposed rule in response to input received during this time.
Next steps: For a rule to be effective, the board must vote to adopt it at a public meeting. The timing of this action is most often at the next commission meeting.
Adopted Rules
The board adopted amendments to the following rule(s) to be effective on Feb. 12, 2024.
- 16 TAC §§ 33.70-.72, 33.76, 33.77, and 33.81, Events at a Temporary Location
- 16 TAC § 41.25, Providing Samples: Distiller’s and Rectifier’s Permit
- 16 TAC § 45.117, Gifts and Advertising Specialties
- 16 TAC § 50.3, Mandatory Course Curriculum
Next steps: A notice of adoption will be published in the Texas Register on the next available Texas Register publication date (two Fridays after the commission meeting). The notice will include the text of any rule that has substantively changed since the publication of the proposed rule as well as a response to any formal comments received by the agency during the comment period. Unless otherwise noted above, the rule will be effective 20 days after it is submitted to the Texas Register.