Massachusetts Tax Increase Proposed
S.B. 1860 seeks to increase the excise tax on all alcohol, with the beer rate proposed at $10.73/barrel (current rate is $3.30/barrel). Read More
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S.B. 1860 seeks to increase the excise tax on all alcohol, with the beer rate proposed at $10.73/barrel (current rate is $3.30/barrel). Read More
House Bill 1848 proposes an amendment to the Minnesota Constitution by adding a section authorizing food retailers to sell wine and beer. Read More
House Bill 2861 seeks to double the excise tax on alcoholic beverages. Read More
Companions Senate Bill 2537 and House Bill 2558 provide a definition of “low-alcohol volume prepackaged beverages” to mean a canned or bottled alcoholic beverage made from distilled spirits and other nonalcoholic ingredients, containing not more than 14 percent alcohol …Read More
H.B. 287 seeks to allow manufacturer licensees able to sell alcoholic beverages they produce for off-premises consumption to sell alcoholic beverages in kegs, casks, barrels, cans or bottles for consumption off the manufacturer’s premises. Read More
Approved by the Governor, S.B. 2018 removes the tax on wholesale sales of beer. Read More
House Bill 401 provides for wholesale and retail sales of pub breweries. Read More
S.B. 157 provides for happy hours in the Commonwealth. Read More
Senate Bill 478 seeks to expand the sale of products by farmer breweries and pub brewers. Read More
Amended prior to passing the Senate, Senate Bill 448 provides that a holder of a Class 1 distillery license, Class 4 limited winery license, Class 5 brewery license, Class 7 micro-brewery license, Class 8 farm-brewery license, or Class 9 limited …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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