Texas SB650: Relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages.

What the bill says

An act relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages.

From the enrolled text, June 1, 2025:

AN ACT relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the Deshawn Jagwan Act. SECTION 2. Section 109.61, Alcoholic Beverage Code, is amended by adding Subsections (a-1), (a-2), (a-3), (a-4), and (d-1) and amending Subsections (b) and (d) to read as follows: [ADDED: (a-1)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: A person shall visually inspect and access ] [ADDED: electronically readable information on a driver's license, ] [ADDED: commercial driver's license, or identification certificate for the ] [ADDED: purpose of verifying a purchaser's age in any retail sale of an ] [ADDED: alcoholic beverage on a permitted or licensed premises for ] [ADDED: off-premises consumption. ][ADDED: ][ADDED: A person required to access ] [ADDED: electronically readable information under this subsection may ] [ADDED: manually enter into an electronic reader the information on the ] [ADDED: driver's license, commercial driver's license, or identification ] [ADDED: certificate if the license or certificate cannot be electronically ] [ADDED: scanned. ][ADDED: ][ADDED: This subsection does not apply to:] [ADDED: (1)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: the retail sale of an alcoholic beverage on the ] [ADDED: premises of:] [ADDED: (A) the holder of:] [] [] [] [ or] [] …

Sponsors

• Royce West (D, SD-023) · primary sponsor
• Cesar Blanco (D, SD-029)
• Peter Flores (R, SD-024)
• Jose Menendez (D, SD-026)
• Charles Perry (R, SD-028)
• Rhetta Bowers (D, HD-113)
• Senfronia Thompson (D, HD-141)
• Penny Morales Shaw (D, HD-148)
• Mihaela Plesa (D, HD-070)

Latest actions

1. June 22, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
2. June 22, 2025: Filed without the Governor's signature
3. June 3, 2025: Sent to the Governor
4. June 2, 2025: Signed in the House
5. June 2, 2025: Signed in the Senate
6. June 1, 2025: Reported enrolled
7. June 1, 2025: House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
8. June 1, 2025: Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
9. June 1, 2025: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
10. June 1, 2025: Record vote (RV#4149)

Votes

• State Affairs Committee Vote (Out of committee): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Licensing & Administrative Procedures Committee Vote (Out of committee): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Senate adopts conference committee report (June 1, 2025): 28 yea, 3 nay, passed
• Record vote RV#4149 (June 1, 2025): 82 yea, 57 nay, passed
• Record vote RV#3857 (May 22, 2025): 108 yea, 32 nay, passed
• Record vote RV#3201 (May 22, 2025): 97 yea, 46 nay, passed

Common questions

What is SB650?

SB650 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages.

What does SB650 do?

In its own words: An act relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages.

What is the status of SB650?

Chaptered as of June 22, 2025. Latest action: Effective on 9/1/25 (June 22, 2025).

Who sponsored SB650?

Royce West (D, SD-023), with 8 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SB650?

On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB00650