Arizona Considers Beer Definition Change
Among several provisions, House Bill 2844 would alter the definition of beer. Read More
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Among several provisions, House Bill 2844 would alter the definition of beer. Read More
Passing he House, H.B. 1 would extend the ability of certain licensees to continue to sell alcoholic beverages as part of transactions for take-out, curbside, or drive-through food service so long as certain conditions are met and allows a licensee …Read More
Provisions of the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2019 (S. 362; H.R. 1175) were included in the year-end legislative package addressing further COVID relief measures and government operational funding, signed into law by the President on December …Read More
Senate Bill 1293 would allow a person engaged in the business of producing or wholesaling liquor to loan or sell a refrigerated cooler to a liquor retailer subject to certain conditions. Read More
Before the Governor for action, House Bill 46 seeks to permit Delaware brewery-pub and microbrewery license holders to brew, bottle and sell hard seltzers and other fermented beverages made from malt substitutes and includes specific tax on fermented beverages. The …Read More
The RESTAURANTS Act, creating a restaurant revitalization fund of $120 billion that will provide grants to hospitality businesses that have been hit especially hard by COVID-19, has been introduced in both chambers of Congress (H.R. 793 and S. 255). …Read More
House Bill 2688 would allow the direct shipment of distilled spirits. Read More
House Bill 81 seeks to allow two or more microbreweries to share brewing equipment if the microbreweries maintain separate premises to sell their product to consumers and wholesalers. Read More
S.B. 126 creates a delivery service license which allows transport and deliver, for personal use, of up to 48 twelve ounce containers of beer, up to 288 ounces of draft beer, up to six 750 milliliter bottles of wine, and …Read More
Failing to clear the House following Senate passage, Senate Bill 32 authorizes a retail liquor permit holder, including small breweries and microbrewery-restaurants, to deliver alcoholic beverages directly to a consumer. 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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