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Signed into law, House Bill 1459 provides that the annual registration fee of $30 for each malt beverage brand and label only applies to a brand or label that is sold to a distributor, not to a brand or label …Read More
Passing both legislative chambers, House Bill 1459 provides that the annual registration fee of $30 for each malt beverage brand and label only applies to a brand or label that is sold to a distributor, not to a brand or …Read More
S.B. 1710 seeks to amend the excise tax rate on malt beverages when such beverages are sold in containers of less than 1 gallon from six cents on each pint or fraction thereof to 0.375 cents per ounce. Read More
House Bill 1459/Senate Bill 658 provides that the annual registration fee of $30 for each malt beverage brand and label only applies to a brand or label that is sold to a distributor, not to a brand or label that …Read More
Receiving consideration in several committees, H.B. 1451 addresses, among multiple provisions, issues related to contract brewing and alternating proprietorship brewing agreements. Read More
House Bill 6097 seeks to repeal provisions relating to tied house evil. Read More
Companions H.B. 185 and S.B 966 seek to allow certain breweries the ability to self-distribute under specified conditions and to transfer beer to any restaurant with which it has common ownership affiliations and that is part of a restaurant group …Read More
H.B. 1451 addresses, among multiple provisions, issues related to contract brewing and alternating proprietorship brewing agreements. Read More
Pre-filed for the 2022 session, S.B. 964 would permit breweries to sell, transport, or deliver branded products to vendors within the same county where the manufacturer is located or within an adjacent county. Read More
S.B. 1792 and companion H.B. 1443 would authorize manufacturers to transfer malt beverages that are owned in whole or part by the manufacturer but are brewed by another manufacturer and allow manufacturers to sell, transport, or deliver malt beverages to …Read More
Pete Johnson serves as the State & Regulatory Affairs Manager for the Brewers Association (BA). He joined the BA at its inception in 2005, having previously worked as Programs Director for the Brewers Association of America. Before coming to the small brewing industry in 2001, Pete worked for 14 years with both state and federal elected officials in Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.
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