---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the sampling or tasting of distilled spirits by the manufacturer to a consumer at a temporary event."
description: "Relating to the sampling or tasting of distilled spirits by the manufacturer to a consumer at a temporary event."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "SB 1375"
citation: "Texas SB 1375 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION", "TEXAS (V0472)", "Alcoholic Beverage Regulation (I0025)", "PERMITS (S0011)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bernal", "Cook", "King, Ken", "Parker"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 45
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-03-01"
last_action: "2023-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/676400d0-0abe-4d71-a7dc-3a6edd140fdb"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01300_SB01399/SB 1375.xml"
source_hash: "c10dca312adc4d65fe60123a0b85d5da8511daa499a493c36693ad4f6427e17c"
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 SB 1375 (88) — Relating to the sampling or tasting of distilled spirits by the manufacturer to a consumer at a temporary event.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01375I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01375E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01375H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01375S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01375F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **137–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bernal — primary (person)
- Cook — primary (person)
- King, Ken — primary (person)
- Parker — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-01** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
- **2023-03-01** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-16** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-16** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-03** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2023-04-03** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-04-03** Testimony taken in committee
- **2023-04-03** Left pending in committee
- **2023-04-06** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-04-06** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-04-12** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-12** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-04-12** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-04-20** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-04-20** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
- **2023-04-20** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-20** Three day rule suspended
- **2023-04-20** Record vote
- **2023-04-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20** Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Record vote
- **2023-04-20** Reported engrossed
- **2023-04-21** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2023-04-21** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-04-21** Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-24** Considered in formal meeting
- **2023-04-24** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-25** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-04-25** Committee report distributed
- **2023-04-26** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2023-04-27** Laid out in lieu of companion
- **2023-04-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-27** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2023-04-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-28** Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-28** Record vote
- **2023-04-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-01** House passage reported `passage`
- **2023-05-01** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-02** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-02** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-13** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-13** Effective on 9/1/23 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/676400d0-0abe-4d71-a7dc-3a6edd140fdb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).