Relating to the home production of certain alcoholic beverages.
HB 2278 allows Texas residents to produce up to 200 gallons annually of wine, malt beverages, or liquor at home for personal or family use without requiring a license. It specifies that wine must be made from fruit, honey, or dandelions, and malt beverages must be brewed from malted barley with hops. The bill prohibits using ingredients deemed harmful or used to circumvent alcohol regulations, and takes effect September 1, 2025. This directly affects Texans who brew alcohol at home, removing licensing barriers while defining permitted methods.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 14, 2025
Last action May 14, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a draft introduction to an engrossed version with updated metadata and accessibility standards. The substantive legislative content regarding home production of alcoholic beverages remains unchanged, with no modifications to eligibility, production limits, or effective dates.
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Added accessibility compliance statement for WCAG 2.1 standards
Updated bill metadata from draft format to official engrossed version format
Removed draft page numbers and internal tracking identifiers
SCOPE
Core provisions for home production of wine, malt beverages, and liquor remain identical to introduced version
Floor votes · House May 13, 2025
How they voted
114–23
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 142
May 13, 2025
D
Democratic57
75% Yea
R
Republican85
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Giovanni Capriglione
RRepublican
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