HB 4517
bill giving wholesalers 30 days to pay distillers
Companion SB 1355 became law
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to liquor sales on credit by the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit to a wholesaler.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Late payers land on a state delinquent list until they pay in full.
The bill requires Texas distillers to give wholesalers a dated invoice and requires wholesalers to pay for liquor within 30 days of receiving it. A distiller can report a late-paying wholesaler to the state alcohol commission, which must keep a list of delinquent wholesalers and take them off once they pay in full. A delinquent wholesaler cannot renew, transfer, voluntarily cancel or suspend its permit, and cannot hold any other alcohol permit until the debt is cleared.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB4517 · 2025-03-12
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ITEM
relating to liquor sales on credit by the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit to a wholesaler.
WHAT IT DOES
Late payers land on a state delinquent list until they pay in full.
The bill requires Texas distillers to give wholesalers a dated invoice and requires wholesalers to pay for liquor within 30 days of receiving it. A distiller can report a late-paying wholesaler to the state alcohol commission, which must keep a list of delinquent wholesalers and take them off once they pay in full. A delinquent wholesaler cannot renew, transfer, voluntarily cancel or suspend its permit, and cannot hold any other alcohol permit until the debt is cleared.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source
Sources
Fiscal note · version H · April 16, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- Considered in public hearing
- Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- Left pending in committee
- Considered in public hearing
- Committee substitute considered in committee
- Reported favorably as substituted
- Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- Committee report distributed
- Committee report sent to Calendars
- Considered in Calendars
- Placed on General State Calendar
- Companion considered in lieu of SB 1355
- Laid on the table subject to call
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 24, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
JLN III Holdings LLC$50,000.00
JLN III Holdings LLC
$50,000.00
- Cash
- $50,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $50,000.00
Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 8, 2024 to Dec 2, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · on Oct 11, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100987524.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
JLN III Holdings LLC
$50,000.00
- Cash
- $50,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $50,000.00
Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Oct 8, 2024 to Dec 2, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · on Oct 11, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 100987524.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Witnesses7
- For
- 5
- Against
- 0
- On
- 2
Names
For
- Republic National Distributing Company1 registration
- Self; Texas Distilled Spirits Association1 registration
- Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Texas1 registration
- Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Texas (WSWT)2 registrations
On
- TABC2 registrations
Sources
7 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.
Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.
House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.
Fiscal
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source
Sources
Fiscal note · version H · April 16, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Mar 12, 2025
05/07/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Licensing & Administrative Procedures · Committee vote 12 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee
Companion
SB 1355 by Parker (identical)
Subjects
Alcoholic Beverage Regulation
PERMITS
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION, TEXAS
Text
The text as introduced · 366 words
89R8659 MPF-F By: Phelan H.B. No. 4517 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to liquor sales on credit by the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit to a wholesaler. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 102, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended by adding Section 102.33 to read as follows: Sec. 102.33. SALE OF LIQUOR BY DISTILLER AND RECTIFIER TO WHOLESALER: CREDIT RESTRICTIONS. (a) The holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit shall provide an invoice to the holder of a wholesaler's permit who purchases liquor from the distiller's and rectifier's permit holder. The invoice must include the date of purchase. (b) The holder of a wholesaler's permit shall pay for liquor purchased from the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit on or before the 30th day after the date the wholesaler receives the invoice. (c) If the holder of a wholesaler's permit becomes delinquent in the payment of an account for liquor under this section, the holder of the distiller's and rectifier's permit may report that fact in writing, including by electronic mail or facsimile transmission, to the commission. An account becomes delinquent if it is not paid when it is required to be paid under Subsection (b). (d) The commission shall maintain a list of wholesaler's permit holders who have been reported to the commission under Subsection (c) for failing to pay for the purchase of liquor under this section. The commission shall remove a wholesaler from the list on receiving proof that the wholesaler's delinquent account is paid in full. (e) The commission may not accept the voluntary cancellation or suspension of a wholesaler permit or allow a permit to be renewed or transferred if the permit holder is delinquent in the payment of an account for liquor under this section. A person whose permit is canceled by the commission or whose permit has expired is not eligible to hold any other permit or license under this code until the person has cured any delinquency of the person under this section. (f) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this section. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.