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See the latest national and state-level government affairs issues including news and announcements from the Brewers Association and members of the House and Senate Small Brewers Caucus.
Passing the Senate and amended in House committee, S.B. 65 seeks to allow direct shipment of beer and spirits by certain licensees and requires the county liquor commissions to adopt rules and regulations. Read More
Failing to advance from committee, Senate Bill 1232 sought to establish a three-year surcharge on the liquor tax. Read More
Now under consideration in the House, Senate Bill 565 expands the definition of “beer” to specify an alcohol by volume of no less than 0.5 percent and to include alcoholic seltzer beverages. Read More
Passing the Senate, S.B. 754 proposes to lower the threshold blood alcohol concentration (BAC) for the offense of operating a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant from .08 to .05. Read More
Passing initial committee consideration, S.B. 65 seeks to allow direct shipment of all forms of liquor, rather than just wine, by certain licensees and requires the county liquor commissions to adopt rules and regulations. Read More
Advancing from first committee consideration, Senate Bill 1232 establishes an as yet undefined three-year surcharge on the liquor tax. Read More
Senate Bill 565 expands the definition of “beer” to specify an alcohol by volume of no less than 0.5 percent and to include alcoholic seltzer beverages. Read More
Passing a second Senate committee after clearing the full House, H.B. 2726 provides a reduced beer tax rate for qualified small brewers (70,000 barrels annual production or less) of 35 cents per wine gallon. The bill also seeks to …Read More
Amended in Senate committee after passing the full House, H.B. 2726 provides a reduced beer tax rate for qualified small brewers (70,000 barrels annual production or less) of 35 cents per wine gallon. The bill also seeks to amend …Read More
Passing initial Senate committee consideration after passing the full House, H.B. 2726 provides a reduced beer tax rate for small craft producer pubs of 35 cents per wine gallon. The bill also seeks to amend the definition of “cooler …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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