MS Wholesale Beer Tax Legislation Advances
Under House consideration following Senate passage, S.B. 2018 would remove the tax on wholesale sales of beer. Read More
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Under House consideration following Senate passage, S.B. 2018 would remove the tax on wholesale sales of beer. Read More
Dying in committee, House Bill 934 would require the holder of an on-premises retailer’s permit under the local option alcoholic beverage control law to have at least one breath analysis device that measures blood alcohol content, that, upon request by …Read More
Passing the full House, H.B. 1140 revises the types of manufacturers of beer, light wine or light spirit products that are prohibited from having an interest in wholesalers or distributor to include an entity that is the manufacturer of a …Read More
A Commonwealth of Massachusetts Superior Court judge has ruled that the application of the state’s franchise termination provisions, which were amended in 2021 to allow breweries to terminate wholesalers in the absence of cause, in a case involving Atlantic Importing …Read More
House Bill 3101 / Senate Bill 931 seek to double the excise tax on alcoholic beverages. Read More
The Michigan Brewers Guild has recognized Representative Pauline Wendzel with its inaugural Defender of Michigan Beer Award. Read More
S.B. 191 would allow a manufacturer of beer to engage in alternating proprietorship arrangements with other in-state manufacturers of beer. Read More
H.B. 260 provides for the direct shipment of beer. Read More
Clearing initial subcommittee consideration, House Bill 158 would require the Alcoholic Beverages Division of the Department of Commerce to adopt as rules the substance of federal regulations concerning the placement of alcoholic beverage products and the offering of inducements by …Read More
House Bill 1510 would allow certain brewers to sell or transfer beer to certain food manufacturers for the purpose of adding or integrating the beer into a product or recipe. The bill further provides that a product that contains the …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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