Senate Bill 2540 seeks to lower the threshold of blood alcohol content from .08 to .05 for the offense of driving under the influence.
Hawaii Legislation Seeks Lower BAC
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Hawaii Bill Expands Sales and Distribution Opportunities
House Bill 2411/Senate Bill 2711 clarifies that a class 14 brewpub licensee or class 18 small craft producer pub licensee may conduct liquor sales at multiple, appropriately licensed premises. Specifies that brewpubs and small craft …More
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Minors Allowed in HI Breweries under Bill
House Bill 2410/Senate Bill 2710 would allow brewpub and small craft producer pub licensees to allow minors, who are accompanied by a parent or legal guardian of legal drinking age, on the licensee’s premises.
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Indiana Looks to Loosen On-Site Sales Ability
Passing the House and under Senate consideration, House Bill 1419, would, in part, allow a manufacturer of two types of alcoholic beverages, which has both production facilities in one building, to serve alcohol from both …More
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TTB Posts New Q&A as Part of Reduced Excise Tax Rate Guidance
The Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) has posted further information of interest to brewers as part of the continuing effort to provide guidance concerning the reduced excise tax rates. The new information concerns eligibility to …More
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Sunday Sales on Tap in Indiana
Passing the Senate, S.B. 1 allows package liquor stores, grocery stores, convenience stores, drug stores, and certain restaurants to sell alcoholic beverages for carryout on Sunday from noon until 8 p.m. Companion H.B. 1051has passed …More
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Federal Budget Legislation Provides Breweries with Administrative Relief
Two sections of Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA) that were dropped from the 2017 federal tax reform law were subsequently added to the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, which was signed into …More
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IN Looks at Cold Beer Sales
Among other provisions, House Bill 1281 seeks to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages every day and prohibit the Alcohol and Tobacco Commission from regulating the sale of beer, wine, and liquor based on …More
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Wholesalers Take State ABC and Brewers to Court in Kentucky
The Kentucky Beer Wholesalers Association (KBWA) has sued the Kentucky Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) in Circuit Court over an advisory opinion issued with respect to a microbrewery’s ability to ship and deliver malt …More
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Iowa Considers Tax Increase
House Bill 2268 seeks to raise the tax on beer from $5.89 to $22.63 per barrel.
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