SB1184

Regular Session

Relating to the age of wine authorized to be sold by a wine collection seller.

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Effective:2025-09-01

Enforcing Agencies

Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC)

Compliance Analysis

Key implementation requirements and action items for compliance with this legislation

Implementation Timeline

Effective Date: September 1, 2025
Compliance Deadline: September 1, 2025 (Transactions executed on this date must utilize the new 10-year threshold; no retroactive application for sales prior to this date).
Agency Rulemaking: No specific rulemaking mandate is included in the bill. TABC will enforce the new standard via existing inspection protocols immediately upon the effective date.

Immediate Action Plan

1. Audit Inventory (Sellers): Immediately identify bottles with vintage dates between 2006 and 2015 (assuming a 2025 sale) and reclassify them from "hold" to "salable" inventory.
2. Update Software Logic: Modify inventory management and Point-of-Sale systems to lower the automatic age-restriction flag from 20 years to 10 years effective 9/1/2025.
3. Revise Purchasing Directives (Buyers): Issue a memo to purchasing staff authorizing the procurement of 10+ year vintages from private collections to build vertical depth on wine lists.
4. Verify Insurance: Contact your carrier to confirm that the reclassification of the 10–19-year-old inventory does not void your current policy limits.

Operational Changes Required

Contracts

Update standard Purchase and Sale Agreements immediately. Representations and Warranties clauses must be amended to state that the seller warrants all wine sold was manufactured no less than 10 years (previously 20) prior to the transfer date. Consignment agreements with third-party brokers must also reflect this expanded eligibility.

Hiring/Training

Beverage Directors and Sommeliers require immediate retraining on sourcing protocols. Staff must be instructed to verify vintage dates on physical labels against the new 10-year "Go/No-Go" criteria before accepting delivery. Purchasing guidelines must be updated to authorize the solicitation of offers for wines aged 10–19 years from private collectors.

Reporting & Record-Keeping

The burden of proof regarding wine age remains on the licensee. Invoices must explicitly itemize the vintage year for every bottle transferred. For wines lacking a printed vintage (e.g., NV Champagne), you must maintain secondary documentation (original purchase receipts or manufacturer codes) proving the wine was manufactured at least 10 years prior to sale. If documentation is absent, the transaction is prohibited.

Fees & Costs

There are no new statutory fees. However, Wine Collection Sellers must review insurance policies. Assets previously categorized as "personal collections" (frozen assets) are now liquid commercial inventory. You must ensure your coverage limits reflect the liquidity of 10–19-year-old bottles to avoid gaps in commercial property coverage.

Strategic Ambiguities & Considerations

The statute requires wine to be "manufactured not less than 10 years before the date... the seller sells the wine."

For non-vintage (NV) wines, the definition of "manufactured" is legally ambiguous. It is unclear if TABC will interpret this as the date of bottling, the date of the youngest grape in the blend, or the date of release. Operational Warning: Until TABC issues a formal advisory opinion or rule clarifying "manufactured" for NV products, restrict all transactions to bottles with a printed vintage year on the label. Do not risk your license on a dispute over bottling codes.

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Legislative Timeline

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TopicsAlcoholic Beverage Regulation Wine & Wineries

Official Analysis

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BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center	S.B. 1184
89R9602 SCF-D	By: Creighton
	State Affairs
	4/1/2025
	As Filed

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

Wine is often manufactured and intended to be matured in the bottle for several years. However, some wine is intended to mature for several decades before it reaches its prime. This wine may be purchased for a private collection, only providing for an opportunity for rare, collectable, or unique wine to be sold to restaurants if a manufacturer reserves a portion of their production for long periods of time. This is often not an economically viable strategy for manufacturers, and most restaurants in Texas rarely have wine more than 20 years old. Texas has a vast private wine collecting community, but this wine is often sold in other states with laws favorable to the collectable wine market.

S.B. 1932 passed in the 88th Legislative Session to keep collectable wine in the Texas market by authorizing a wine collection seller to sell wine to an appropriately permitted restaurant if the wine is manufactured not less than 20 years before the sale date. The bill also provided for the maintenance of records related to the transaction.

S.B. 1184 now proposes to expand on the success from the last legislative session and lower the minimum age of eligible wine from 20 years to 10 years.

As proposed, S.B. 1184 amends current law relating to the age of wine authorized to be sold by a wine collection seller.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 111.002, Alcoholic Beverage Code, as follows:

Sec. 111.002. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. Authorizes a wine collection seller to sell to a permitted restaurant wine that meets certain requirements, including being manufactured not less than 10, rather than 20, years before the date the wine collection seller sells the wine to a permitted restaurant.

SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 2025.

Senate Authors

Sen. Charles CreightonRepublican · Primary Author

House Sponsor

Rep. Dade PhelanRepublican · Primary Sponsor

Bill Text(with markup)

S.B. No. 1184

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Fiscal NoteView Original

	AN ACT
	relating to the age of wine authorized to be sold by a wine
	collection seller.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Section 111.002, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 111.002. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES. A wine collection
	seller may sell to a permitted restaurant wine that is:
	(1) lawfully owned or possessed by the wine collection
	seller;
	(2) in an original container sealed by the
	manufacturer; and
	(3) manufactured not less than 10 [20] years before
	the date the wine collection seller sells the wine to a permitted
	restaurant.
	SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION


April 1, 2025

TO:	Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs

FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board

IN RE:	SB1184 by Creighton (Relating to the age of wine authorized to be sold by a wine collection seller.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

It is assumed that any revenue implications associated with the bill would be insignificant.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

458 Alcoholic Beverage Commission

LBB Staff:

JMc, WP, CSh, AF

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about SB1184

What does Texas SB1184 do?

Effective September 1, 2025, SB1184 amends the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code to significantly expand the inventory Wine Collection Sellers may transfer to Permitted Restaurants by lowering the statutory minimum age of salable wine from 20 years to 10 years. This deregulatory measure immediately unlocks a new class of assets for private collectors and allows hospitality venues to source younger vintage depth outside the three-tier system, provided strict age verification protocols are updated. Implementation Timeline Effective Date: September 1, 2025 Compliance Deadline: September 1, 2025 (Transactions executed on this date must utilize the new 10-year threshold; no retroactive application for sales prior to this date).

Who authored SB1184?

SB1184 was authored by Texas Senator Charles Creighton during the Regular Session.

When was SB1184 signed into law?

SB1184 was signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott on June 20, 2025.

Which agencies enforce SB1184?

SB1184 is enforced by Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC).

How urgent is compliance with SB1184?

The compliance urgency for SB1184 is rated as "low". Businesses and organizations should review the requirements and timeline to ensure timely compliance.

What is the cost impact of SB1184?

The cost impact of SB1184 is estimated as "low". This may vary based on industry and implementation requirements.

What topics does SB1184 address?

SB1184 addresses topics including alcoholic beverage regulation and wine & wineries.

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