---
title: Alcoholic Beverage Regulation - Texas Legislation
subject: Alcoholic Beverage Regulation
total_bills: 9
unique_authors: 7
critical_bills: 0
high_cost_bills: 0
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/alcoholic-beverage-regulation"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Alcoholic Beverage Regulation

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 9
- **Unique Authors:** 7
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 2

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 5 bills
- **Senate:** 4 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Moderate:** 7 bills
- **Low:** 2 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Tan Parker** (R, Senate) - 3 bills
- **Gary Vandeaver** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **John McQueeney** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Charles Creighton** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Royce West** (D, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Stan Gerdes** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **John Smithee** (R, House) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION, TEXAS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/alcoholic-beverage-commission-texas) (4 shared bills)
- [PERMITS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/permits) (2 shared bills)
- [WINE & WINERIES](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/wine-wineries) (2 shared bills)
- [City Government](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/city-government) (2 shared bills)
- [Occupational Regulation](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/occupational-regulation) (1 shared bills)
- [Vehicles & Traffic--Driver's Licenses](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/vehicles-traffic-drivers-licenses) (1 shared bills)
- [Elections--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/elections-general) (1 shared bills)
- [City Government--Annexation](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/city-government-annexation) (1 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-alcoholic-beverage-commission) - 8 bills
- [County Commissioners Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/county-commissioners-courts) - 1 bills
- [Municipal Governing Bodies](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/municipal-governing-bodies) - 1 bills

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB2885](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2885-89th-regular) | Relating to allowing the governing bo... | Stan Gerdes (R) | Low |
| [HB4285](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4285-89th-regular) | Relating to the storage of alcoholic ... | John McQueeney (R) | Moderate |
| [HB4449](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4449-89th-regular) | Relating to the sale of alcoholic bev... | John Smithee (R) | Moderate |
| [HB4463](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4463-89th-regular) | Relating to authorized activities of ... | Gary Vandeaver (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1184](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1184-89th-regular) | Relating to the age of wine authorize... | Charles Creighton (R) | Low |
| [SB1355](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1355-89th-regular) | Relating to liquor sales on credit by... | Tan Parker (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1378](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1378-89th-regular) | Relating to the powers of certain non... | Tan Parker (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1577](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1577-89th-regular) | Relating to the temporary sale of alc... | Tan Parker (R) | Moderate |
| [SB650](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb650-89th-regular) | Relating to requiring the use of elec... | Royce West (D) | Moderate |

## Source Links

- [Full Interactive Analysis](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/alcoholic-beverage-regulation)
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