CS/HB 499: Malt Beverages
GENERAL BILL by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee ; Yeager ; Albert ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Alvarez, D. ; Anderson ; Eskamani ; Steele ; Valdés
Malt Beverages; Authorizes certain manufacturers to sell malt beverages to vendors; authorizes manufacturer to terminate, cancel, nonrenew, or discontinue certain contracts under certain conditions; provides that such termination, cancellation, nonrenewal, or discontinuance is not violation of unlawful acts & practices provisions; authorizes Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco to determine manufacturer’s yearly production amount, upon manufacturer’s request; provides that certain information is prima facie evidence.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/10/2025 House • Filed
2/19/2025 House • Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
• Referred to State Administration Budget Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/24/2025 House • PCS added to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee agenda
3/26/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
• Reported out of Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/27/2025 House • Referred to State Administration Budget Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in State Administration Budget Subcommittee
3/31/2025 House • Added to State Administration Budget Subcommittee agenda
4/2/2025 House • Favorable by State Administration Budget Subcommittee
• Reported out of State Administration Budget Subcommittee
• Now in Commerce Committee
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CS/HB 499, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/26/2025 at 5:14 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/27/2025 (pdf)
State Administration Budget Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2025 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1818 Craft Breweries Collins Compare Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced 
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 561.221 Licensing of manufacturers and distributors as vendors and of vendors as manufacturers; conditions and limitations. Page 4 (pdf) 561.42 Tied house evil; financial aid and assistance to vendor by manufacturer, distributor, importer, primary American source of supply, brand owner or registrant, or any broker, sales agent, or sales person thereof, prohibited; procedure for enforcement; Page 1 (pdf) 563.022 Relations between beer distributors and manufacturers. Page 2 (pdf) -
HB 499, Original Filed Version Posted 2/10/2025 at 11:57 AM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1818 Craft Breweries Collins Similar Last Action: 3/10/2025 S Introduced
Citations - Statutes (9)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 561.01 Definitions. Page 4 (pdf) 561.221 Licensing of manufacturers and distributors as vendors and of vendors as manufacturers; conditions and limitations. Page 4 (pdf) 561.37 Bond for payment of taxes. Page 7 (pdf) 561.5101 Come-to-rest requirement; exceptions; penalties. Page 10 (pdf) 561.57 Deliveries by licensees. Page 10 (pdf) 563.02 License fees; vendors; manufacturers and distributors. Page 11 (pdf) 563.022 Relations between beer distributors and manufacturers. Page 12 (pdf) 563.023 Page 12 (pdf) 563.042 Page 22 (pdf)