Microbreweries/Number of Establishments

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Currently, the microbrewery statute permits a business to own 1 microbrewery and up to 2 brewpubs (a microbrewery that also has a restaurant as part of its business). This legislation would permit a microbrewery to choose to operate either 2 brewpubs or 1 additional microbrewery and 1 brewpub, under common ownership. The total number of licenses the business could hold remains 3, but it allows the business to choose 2 microbreweries and 1 brewpub, or 1 microbrewery and 2 brewpubs. A microbrewery can also choose to operate just one establishment.

Every action

7 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

1. May 15, 2025CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House · House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce
2. May 20, 2025CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce) in House with 2 Favorable, 10 On Its Merits · House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce
3. May 22, 2025HousePassed By House. Votes: 36 YES 5 ABSENT36–0 vote
4. May 22, 2025CommitteeAssigned to Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology Committee in Senate · Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology
5. Jun 12, 2025CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology) in Senate with 5 On Its Merits · Senate Banking, Business, Insurance & Technology
6. Jun 17, 2025SenatePassed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT20–0 vote
7. Jun 24, 2025GovernorSigned by Governor

Roll calls

2 recorded votes: 2 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 7 cosponsors: 5 Democrats, 2 Republicans.

• DH Debra HeffernanD Primary sponsor · District 6
• WB William BushD Joint sponsor · District 29
• DC Daniel CruceD Joint sponsor · District 1