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Signed by the Governor, House Bill 158 would require the Alcoholic Beverages Division of the Department of Commerce to adopt as rules the substance of federal regulations concerning the placement of alcoholic beverage products and the offering of inducements by …Read More
Signed into law, H.B. 478 provides for brewpub alternating proprietorship arrangements. Read More
Clearing initial subcommittee consideration, House Bill 158 would require the Alcoholic Beverages Division of the Department of Commerce to adopt as rules the substance of federal regulations concerning the placement of alcoholic beverage products and the offering of inducements by …Read More
S.B. 191 would allow a manufacturer of beer to engage in alternating proprietorship arrangements with other in-state manufacturers of beer. Read More
H.B. 260 provides for the direct shipment of beer. Read More
Signed by the Governor, Senate Bill 2374 establishes new retail alcohol licenses and fee structures. Read More
Passing the Senate, Senate Bill 2378, largely addressing beverage container redemption issues, would also lower the barrel tax on beer from $5.89 to $4.03 effective July 1, 2023. Read More
Passing the Senate and renumbered as S.B. 2374, the bill, largely addressing licensing stipulations and fees, proposes to change the definition of “high alcoholic content beer” from those with not more than fifteen percent alcohol by volume to those with …Read More
Largely addressing licensing stipulations and fees, S.B. 2350 (Senate Study Bill 3140) also proposes to change the definition of “high alcoholic content beer” from those with not more than fifteen percent alcohol by volume to those with not more than …Read More
Recommended for amendment in subcommittee, Senate Study Bill 3033 seeks to add high alcoholic content beer and canned cocktails to the definition of “beverage,” which containers are subject to the beverage containers control deposit and refund provisions. 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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