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Sales Tax Exemption Sought in RI

House Bill 7984 seeks to exempt beer and malt beverage from sales tax. Read More

Utah On-Premises Sales Legislation Stalls

Failing to advance from committee, House Bill 453 would allow an alcoholic beverage retail location on the licensed premises of a brewery manufacturing licensee to sell beer manufactured on the premises. Read More

Utah ABC Act Amendments Bill Becomes Law

Signed by the Governor, S.B. 176 seeks to amend a variety of provisions of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act and related provisions in part contained in the Malted Beverage Act addressing labeling and packaging and the power of relevant state …Read More

Spirits RTD Bill Heads to VT Senate

Passing the House, H.B. 730 seeks to define a “ready-to-drink spirits beverage” and would allow ready-to-drink spirits beverages to be distributed and sold in the same manner as malt beverages and vinous beverages, except for direct to consumer and retail …Read More

Pub Brewer Bill Considered in MA

H.B. 4590 provides that a pub brewer may sell malt beverages or malt beverage products produced by the pub brewery or produced for the pub brewery and sold under the pub brewery name: (1) at wholesale to any person holding …Read More

Sales Expansion Bill Intro’d in Minnesota

House Bill 2767, among many provisions, seeks to increase the annual production threshold to sell growlers from 20,000 barrels to 150,000 barrels; allows a small brewer (annual production of less than 7,500 barrels) to sell up to 128 ounces of …Read More

Counter Privitization Bill Approved by MS Legislature

Emerging from conference committee and sent to the Governor, S.B. 2844 counters efforts to privatize the sale of alcoholic beverages by authorizing the construction of a new warehouse and contracting for operations. Read More

Self-Distribution Bill Advances in NE

Advanced to final reading, L.B. 1236 would allow craft brewery licensees (up to 20,000 barrels/year production) to self-distribute up to 250 barrels per year to retail licenses in Nebraska if the licensee: (1) only self-distributes its beer in a territory …Read More

Brand Registration Study Proposed in Nebraka

L.R. 337 proposes an interim study to examine laws relating to brand registration of alcoholic beverages of all types and varieties, and the submission of certificates of labeling approval as required by the federal government. Read More

Retail Membership Legislation Intro’d in NJ

Senate Bill 1647 permits the holders of a limited brewery, restricted brewery, plenary winery, farm winery, out-of-state winery, cidery and meadery, and craft distillery license to offer retail memberships to their customers. A “retail membership” is defined as a …Read More

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Pete Johnson

State & Regulatory Affairs Manager

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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