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TABC says 2025 legislative session brought major funding wins; governor vetoes hemp ban, calls special session
Summary
TABC officials reported the agency secured most of its legislative budget requests, outlined new laws affecting the agency, and flagged the governor's veto of a hemp ban and a planned special session.
TABC Director of Public and Government Affairs Jared Staples and Chief Financial Officer Conrad Swan briefed commissioners on June 24 about the 2025 legislative session outcomes and what the session means for agency operations and budgets.
Staples said the agency received 83% of the new funding it requested and 100% of the rider changes it sought. He listed six new alcohol-related laws that will affect industry operations, including a requirement that some retail sellers scan a customer's ID before off-site alcohol sales, a provision allowing airlines to store alcohol within five miles of served airports, a change to licensing for out-of-state brewers, relaxed age rules for certain private wine sales, expanded event sales for mixed beverage permit holders at Texas Motor Speedway, and a law requiring wholesalers to timely pay distillers…
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