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Stalled in Assembly committee, S.B. 1198 seeks to authorize a person licensed in California or any other state as a beer manufacturer that obtains a beer direct shipper permit to sell and ship beer directly to a resident of California, …Read More
Advanced to third reading on the Senate floor, Assembly Bill 2301 authorizes an on-sale retailer that is also a beer manufacturer to purchase alcoholic beverages from the licensed beer manufacturer, if the premises of production is located within five miles …Read More
Amended in Senate committee, A.B. 2971, among a number of provisions, extends the current tied-house exception, until January 1, 2026, which authorizes a beer manufacturer to give, free of charge, up to five cases of retail advertising glassware to an …Read More
Now under Senate consideration, Assembly Bill 2301 authorizes an on-sale retailer that is also a beer manufacturer to purchase alcoholic beverages from the licensed beer manufacturer, if the premises of production is located within five miles of the on-sale retailer’s …Read More
Amended in Assembly committee, S.B. 298 authorizes any person that has a brewpub-restaurant license to exchange that license for a bona fide public eating place license. Read More
Now under Senate consideration, Assembly Bill 2307 increases the limit, from six to eight, of authorized branch office locations for a licensed beer manufacturer and increases the corresponding limit, from two to four, on these branch locations being bona fide …Read More
Passing the Assembly, A.B. 1734 permits, under certain conditions, a licensee that holds both a beer manufacturer’s license and a winegrower’s license at a single premises to allow both beer and wine throughout the premises at the same time. This …Read More
Passing the Senate, S.B. 1198 seeks to authorize a person licensed in California or any other state as a beer manufacturer that obtains a beer direct shipper permit to sell and ship beer directly to a resident of California, who …Read More
Amended and advanced from initial committee consideration, Assembly Bill 2301 authorizes an on-sale retailer that is also a beer manufacturer to purchase alcoholic beverages from the licensed beer manufacturer, if the premises of production is located within five miles of …Read More
Amended in committee, A.B. 1734 permits, under certain conditions, a licensee that holds both a beer manufacturer’s license and a winegrower’s license at a single premises to allow both beer and wine throughout the premises at the same time. This …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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