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AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate State Governmental Affairs Committee Feb 19th, 2025

State Governmental Affairs

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  • It will allow unregulated, privately owned sewer systems to come under the jurisdiction of the PSC.
  • The Shelby County sewer systems are owned by a parent company that owns additional unregulated sewer
  • systems in other counties, and that's what prompted this legislation.
Bills: SB137, SB164, SB165, SB49
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs (Part II) Mar 17th, 2025

State Affairs

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  • would open up in any way to other concerns in the industry with regard to our complex three-tier system
  • open up in any way, uh, to other concerns in the industry with regard to our, our complex three-tier system
  • and so forth, I think that's a bigger opportunity down the road for Texas, obviously to look at our system
  • broadly, the three-tier system, how it works and so on and so forth.
  • is absolutely correct that we should have a broader discussion around what we do in the three-tier system
Summary: The Senate Committee on State Affairs resumed consideration of several pending bills, first taking up Senate Bills 667, 1349, 1585, and 2312. After inviting testimony had already been heard, no members of the public came forward to testify on any of those measures, and the committee closed public testimony and left all four bills pending. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1355, which Senator Parker explained as a committee substitute aimed at helping Texas distillers recover unpaid invoices from wholesalers. The substitute would require distillers to invoice at the time of purchase, send a demand letter if payment terms are violated, and allow complaints to be filed with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, which could determine an appropriate penalty based on the facts. Natasha Dehart of Bent Distilling Company testified in support, describing serious cash-flow problems and unpaid invoices from a Texas wholesaler that had forced layoffs, late vendor payments, and operational strain. No one testified against the bill, and it was left pending. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1378, a narrowly tailored local bill for a Carrollton facility recently acquired by Sazerac that employs more than 1,000 Texans. Senator Parker said the bill would create a limited exemption to avoid forcing the company to shut down or move because of current permit restrictions, while preserving the three-tier system and preventing the company from selling wine to itself. A Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission resource witness said the bill was drafted so it would not open the door to broader industry changes. Mason Moreland testified against the bill as filed, arguing it gave special treatment to one company and failed to address broader problems in the wine industry, including direct-to-consumer sales and permit issues. After questions from senators, public testimony closed and SB 1378 was left pending. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
TX
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  • company cannot use the new permit structure to circumvent taxes in our three-tier alcohol distribution system
  • would open up in any way to other. concerns in the industry with regard to our complex three-tiered system
  • I think that's a bigger opportunity down the road for Texas, obviously, to look at our system. broadly
  • , the three-tier system, how it works, and so on and so forth.
  • absolutely correct that we should have a broader discussion. around what we do in the three-tier system