---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, including the consolidation, repeal, and creation of certain licenses and permits; changing fees."
description: "Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, including the consolidation, repeal, and creation of certain licenses and permits; changing fees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "86"
identifier: "HB 1545"
citation: "Texas HB 1545 (86)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcoholic Beverage Regulation (I0025)", "Governor (I0375)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions (I0749)", "Sunset--Commission Bills (I0772)", "Taxation--Alcoholic Beverages (I0812)", "Transportation--Miscellaneous (I0824)", "BEER", "BREWERIES", "& BREWPUBS (S0757)", "HUMAN TRAFFICKING (S0696)", "PACKAGE STORES (S0349)", "PERMITS (S0011)", "WINE & WINERIES (S6719)", "ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION", "TEXAS (V0472)", "COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)", "LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL", "TEXAS (V0001)", "SUNSET ADVISORY COMMISSION (V8389)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Birdwell", "Paddie"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 118
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2019-02-28"
last_action: "2019-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/44d59007-3b74-4115-b64d-14a917f71d0a"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01500_HB01599/HB 1545.xml"
source_hash: "f29f9db40bcfb402af82aef439c12f742d006cdf161ee88bb988de987b5bb13d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
---

# Texas HB 1545 (86) — Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, including the consolidation, repeal, and creation of certain licenses and permits; changing fees.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/HB01545I.HTM)

## Votes

- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- passage — **137–1** (pass) · lower
- passage — **135–0** (pass) · lower
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- other — **140–0** (fail) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Birdwell — primary (person)
- Paddie — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-28** Filed `filing`
- **2019-03-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-04** Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-02** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-04-02** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2019-04-02** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2019-04-02** Left pending in committee
- **2019-04-11** Considered in formal meeting
- **2019-04-11** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2019-04-11** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-16** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2019-04-16** Committee report distributed
- **2019-04-17** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2019-04-23** Considered in Calendars
- **2019-04-25** Placed on Major State Calendar
- **2019-04-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-25** Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-25** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-25** Amendment tabled
- **2019-04-25** Record vote
- **2019-04-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-25** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-25** Motion to table fails
- **2019-04-25** Record vote
- **2019-04-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-25** Record vote
- **2019-04-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-25** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-25** Motion to table fails
- **2019-04-25** Record vote
- **2019-04-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-25** Record vote
- **2019-04-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-25** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-25** Point of order sustained (amendment)
- **2019-04-25** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-25** Motion to table fails
- **2019-04-25** Record vote
- **2019-04-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-25** Amendment tabled
- **2019-04-25** Record vote
- **2019-04-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-25** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-04-25** Amendment tabled
- **2019-04-25** Record vote
- **2019-04-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-25** Passed to engrossment as amended
- **2019-04-25** Record vote
- **2019-04-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-04-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2019-04-26** Passed `passage`
- **2019-04-26** Record vote
- **2019-04-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-26** Reported engrossed
- **2019-04-29** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2019-05-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-05-03** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-07** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-05-07** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-05-07** Testimony taken in committee
- **2019-05-07** Left pending in committee
- **2019-05-09** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-05-09** Testimony taken in committee
- **2019-05-09** Left pending in committee
- **2019-05-14** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-05-17** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-17** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2019-05-19** Placed on intent calendar
- **2019-05-22** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2019-05-22** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-22** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-22** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-22** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-22** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-22** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-22** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-22** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-22** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-22** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-22** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-22** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-22** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-22** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-22** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-05-22** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-22** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-05-22** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-22** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-05-22** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-22** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-22** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-22** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2019-05-22** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-22** Three day rule suspended
- **2019-05-22** Record vote
- **2019-05-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-05-22** Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-22** Record vote
- **2019-05-23** Senate passage as amended reported
- **2019-05-23** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2019-05-23** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- **2019-05-24** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
- **2019-05-24** Record vote
- **2019-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-24** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- **2019-05-24** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- **2019-05-26** Reported enrolled
- **2019-05-27** Signed in the House
- **2019-05-27** Signed in the Senate
- **2019-05-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-15** See remarks for effective date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/44d59007-3b74-4115-b64d-14a917f71d0a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).