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HB4285 • 2025

Relating to the storage of alcoholic beverages by the holder of a passenger transportation permit.

Relating to the storage of alcoholic beverages by the holder of a passenger transportation permit.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
McQueeney | Harless
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the storage of alcoholic beverages by the holder of a passenger transportation permit.

Relating to the storage of alcoholic beverages by the holder of a passenger transportation permit.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the storage of alcoholic beverages by the holder of a passenger transportation permit.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  6. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  7. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  8. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  9. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  10. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  11. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  12. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  13. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  14. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  15. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  16. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  17. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  18. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  19. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  20. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  21. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  22. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  23. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  24. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  25. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  26. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  27. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  28. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  29. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  30. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  31. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  32. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  33. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  34. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  35. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1985

  36. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  37. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  38. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  39. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  40. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  41. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  42. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  43. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  44. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  45. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

  46. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  47. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  48. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  49. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  50. 2025-04-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  51. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  52. 2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures

  53. 2025-03-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the storage of alcoholic beverages by the holder of a passenger transportation permit.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 4285 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 4285

AN ACT

relating to the storage of alcoholic beverages by the holder of a

passenger transportation permit.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 48.03(b), Alcoholic Beverage Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(b) The holder of a passenger transportation permit issued

under this section may:

(1) sell or serve alcoholic beverages in or from any

size container on a commercial passenger airplane operated in

compliance with a valid license, permit, or certificate issued

under the authority of the United States or of this state, even

though the plane, in the course of its flight, may cross an area in

which the sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited; and

(2) store alcoholic beverages in sealed containers of

any size at any airport regularly served by the permittee
or a

location within five miles of any airport regularly served by the

permittee in the same county as the airport
, in accordance with

rules and regulations promulgated by the commission.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4285 was passed by the House on May

10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 118, Nays 10, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4285 was passed by the Senate on May

28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor