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Passing the Senate, S.B. 1099 seeks to provide that a manufacturer, brewer, or importer of beer shall not request or require that a wholesaler submit certain information for beer brands not manufactured, brewed, or imported by the manufacturer, brewer, or …Read More
On December 20, 2019, the President signed into law the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, which includes a one-year extension (through December 31, 2020) of the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA) provisions originally passed for a two-year …Read More
Passing initial committee consideration, Senate Bill 104 seeks to allow small brewers (defined as under 6 million barrels) to terminate a distributor without cause and with less than the current 120-day notice (the notice provision is tiered based on sales: …Read More
Passing the Senate, S.B. 993, among several provisions, increases the maximum amount of beer that may be sold by a brewery to an individual per day for off-premises consumption from two hundred eighty-eight ounces to five hundred seventy-six ounces and …Read More
In a letter to Acting Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) Administrator Mary Ryan, the Brewers Association, joined by the Beer Institute and the National Beer Wholesalers Association, requested that TTB waive the prior notification and waiting period requirements associated with …Read More
Assigned to Senate committee, House Bill 917 defines “light spirits products” as being no more than 4% alcoholic content by weight and regulated the same as beer and light wine. Read More
Signed into law, House Bill 3098 allows the same business owner to both brew and sell beer and distill and sell liquor. Read More
The Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has provided guidance on issues related to the voluntary destruction of beer related to COVID-19, including the transfer of such unmerchantable beer to distilleries for use in the production of hand sanitizers. Read More
Signed by the Governor, Assembly Bill 3966 extends the current home alcohol delivery privilege six months beyond the end of the COVID-19 state of emergency. Read More
The Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) issued Industry Circular 2020-3 clarifying certain trade practice issues concerning product returns, extension of credit terms, furnishing gift cards to consumers, donations to charities that support alcohol beverage retailers and their employees, and hand …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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