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House Bill 499 would allow brewers producing up to 1000 barrels per year to self-distribute and allow for the smallest brewers (producing less than 1000 barrels per year) the opportunity to terminate a distributor contract with a process. The bill …Read More
In Hawaii, House Bill 108, which would have authorized direct-to-consumer shipping for beer and spirits both in and out of the Islands, moved swiftly through five committees across two chambers between March 18-21. The Hawaiian Craft Brewers Guild along with …Read More
Assembly Bill 404 was introduced in Nevada and would allow small and independent craft brewers to self-distribute their products from their brewery to up to three wholly-owned taprooms, reauthorize direct-to-consumer shipping of beer and spirits, and allow for certain special …Read More
Earlier this month, Brewers Association (BA) President & CEO Bart Watson and Vice President of Government Affairs Marc Sorini met with senior TTB leadership in Washington, D.C. The BA will be providing the TTB with priorities for the multiple regulatory …Read More
The Brewers Association (BA) has learned that multiple breweries have not received payments committed by the USDA under the Rural Energy for American Program (REAP). The funds were frozen by one of the President’s recent executive orders. On March 17, …Read More
On March 2, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it would suspend enforcement of the CTA. First enacted in 2021, the CTA imposed reporting requirements on almost all U.S. corporations, limited liability companies, and other business entities. Those …Read More
Brewers Association State Government Affairs Director Sam DeWitt testified along with members of the Colorado Brewers Guild, the Colorado Restaurant Association, and others in the food and beverage profession to support House Bill 1282. The bill would exempt taxes and …Read More
The Georgia Craft Brewing Guild’s signature legislation, Senate Bill 122, was heard in a subcommittee on February 26th. The bill, which allows craft brewers limited self-distribution rights, now awaits a hearing in the full Senate Regulated Industries and Utilities Committee. …Read More
In Hawaii, the guild is pursuing multiple pieces of legislation, including House Bill 108, authorizing direct-to-consumer shipments of craft beer and spirits to consumers in and out of the state, which has passed all three committees on the House side …Read More
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