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Alcohol Sales Tax Exemption Floated in NY

S.B. 6512 seeks to exempt from sales tax alcoholic beverages sold at retail by a licensed producer of alcoholic beverages to a customer where such sale occurs either at the brewery, winery, or distillery where such alcoholic beverage was produced, …Read More

Brewer Licenses Change Proposed in New York

Advanced to third reading, Assembly Bill 6134 provides the liquor authority the ability to set the duration of brewer’s licenses, farm brewery licenses and restaurant-brewer licenses to three years. Read More

NY Shipping Bill Poised to Pass Senate

Now on third reading in the senate, S.B. 2852 authorize the direct intrastate and interstate shipment of liquor, cider, mead, and braggot. Read More

Taxation Measure Bill Intro’d in New York

Senate Bill 6515 establishes the gallon as the standard measurement for purposes of taxation of alcoholic beverages. Read More

Alcohol Tax Increase Floated in NY

S.B. 5694 would increase the tax on all alcohol products, with the beer rate increasing from fourteen to twenty-four cents/gallon. Read More

Grower Tax Credit Proposed in New York

A.B. 5498 seeks to provide a tax credit to taxpayers who grow the base ingredients necessary for the production of beer. Read More

NY .05 BAC Proposal Considered

A.B. 1627 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

Farm Brewery Bill Intro’d in NY

S.B. 4837 expands the privileges of farm breweries, cideries, wineries and distilleries to allow for the sales of “farm brewed” alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption. Read More

NY Licensee Training Proposed

Senate Bill 5619 would place restrictions on advertisements for alcoholic beverages and would require the State Liquor Authority to promulgate rules that require licensees to implement responsible drinking programs that include comprehensive employee trainings on responding to circumstances in which …Read More

NY Brewery Supply Store Retail Bill Passes Senate

Now under Assembly consideration, Senate Bill 3459 would allow brewery supply stores to sell New York state labelled beer for off-premises consumption. Read More

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Pete Johnson

State & Regulatory Affairs Manager

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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