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Senate Bill 1226 seeks to add the following abilities to the holders of brewpub licenses: conduct samplings of malt beverages, including tastings, at a retailer’s premises; and enter into a contract brewing arrangement whereby the holder of a brewpub permit …Read More
Substituted in committee, H.B. 1920 prohibits beer brewers or importers from: requiring a distributor to gather or submit certain information for brands not brewed or imported by the brewer or importer; mandating hiring decisions or payment rates or incentives of …Read More
House Bill 3296 seeks a seventy dollar increase to the excise tax on beer, to a total of $72.60 per barrel. Read More
Passing committee with an amendment to exempt certain brewers and manufacturers from the provisions of this measure, Senate Bill 945 prohibits any beer distribution agreement with a manufacturer, brewer, or importer of beer from requiring wholesalers to submit certain records, …Read More
Held in committee, House Bill 5280 would create a refundable ten cent deposit for non-reusable beverage containers and further provides for a four cent handling fee to be paid by distributors. Read More
Passing the House, House Bill 1096 would authorize certain social media exchanges. Read More
House Bill 5255 and companion Senate Bill 199 seek to modify limitations on quantities of malt beverages and distilled spirits that can be sold at retail by certain licensed breweries and distilleries for off-premises consumption. Both bills have been …Read More
Passing the Senate, S.B. 385 authorizes a retail spirits licensee to serve samples of beer, wine, and spirits to consumers on its licensed premises. Read More
Stalled in committee, H.B. 5324 seeks to increase the amount of malt beverages that a manufacturer can sell for offsite consumption from 24 twelve-ounce and 24 sixteen-ounce (16 oz.) bottles or cans to 55 twelve-ounce (12 oz.) and 41 sixteen-ounce …Read More
S.B. 131 seeks to lower the blood alcohol concentration required for driving while intoxicated from .08 of one per centum to .05, and for aggravated driving while intoxicated from .18 per centum to .12. 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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