TITLE: Relating to the creation of an offense prohibiting certain transactions involving malt liquor containing certain stimulants.

SUMMARY: Relating to the creation of an offense prohibiting certain transactions involving malt liquor containing certain stimulants.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the creation of an offense prohibiting certain transactions involving malt liquor containing certain stimulants. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 101, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended by adding Section 101.651 to read as follows: Sec. 101.651. CERTAIN STIMULANTS PROHIBITED. (a) Except as provided by this section, a person may not manufacture, import, sell, or possess for the purpose of sale malt liquor in a sealed container that contains caffeine, ginseng, taurine, or guarana as an added ingredient. (b) This section does not apply to malt liquor that contains caffeine that is a natural constituent of an ingredient other than an ingredient listed in Subsection (a). SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.