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Falling victim to the Governor’s line item veto, provisions in House Bill 547 seeking to raise taxes on all alcoholic beverages has been stricken. Under the bill, the excise tax imposed on beer manufactured or produced by a microbrewer …Read More
Failing further consideration prior to adjournment, House Bill 343 sought to provide for the direct interstate shipping of beer. The direct beer shipment permit would have allowed two twelve-quart cases of beer to be shipped monthly to a New …Read More
On the Governor’s desk, House Bill 547, comprehensive tax legislation would, in part, raise taxes on all alcoholic beverages with the excise tax imposed on beer manufactured or produced by a microbrewer and sold in this state as follows: eight …Read More
Substituted and passing committee, H.B. 470 would create the DWI Act, addressing a host of issues related to driving while intoxicated. Read More
Passing committee, House Bill 230 increase liquor excise tax rates (beer is increased from .41 cents/gallon to .25 cents per twelve ounce serving) and eliminate the rate differentials for microbrewers, small winegrowers and craft distillers. Companion S.B. 259 has …Read More
House Bill 343 provides for the direct interstate shipping of beer. The direct beer shipment permit would allow two twelve-quart cases of beer to be shipped monthly to a New Mexico resident who is twenty-one years of age or …Read More
Signed into law, House Bill 255, among many provisions, addresses alcohol delivery issues, Sunday sales and licensing and permitting matters. Read More
House Bill 8 addresses home delivery of alcohol. Read More
Signed by the Governor, S.B. 413 revises the excise tax rates for microbrewed beer, cider and craft distillers, with the beer rates revised from the single rate of $.41 per gallon to $.08 per gallon on the first 30,000 barrels, …Read More
Dying in committee, H.B. 603 sought to expand the sales reciprocity among licensed manufacturers of craft alcohol to include licensed craft distillers, thereby providing the right for small brewers, winegrowers and craft distillers to sell the products of the other …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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