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House Bill 955 seeks to authorize manufacturers or brewers to lease their facilities to third parties for contracted events. Read More
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House Bill 955 seeks to authorize manufacturers or brewers to lease their facilities to third parties for contracted events. Read More
Passing the Senate and renumbered as S.B. 2374, the bill, largely addressing licensing stipulations and fees, proposes to change the definition of “high alcoholic content beer” from those with not more than fifteen percent alcohol by volume to those with …Read More
Before the Governor, S.B. 2 provides for the consumption of beer and wine on the Kansas state fairgrounds. Read More
Undergoing a number of House procedural steps, H.B. 5331, among several provisions, would authorize a brewer to sell at retail on its premises beer brewed in collaboration with another brewer; the holder of a craft cafe permit and a beer …Read More
Failing to advance from committee, S.B. 420 sought to allow unlimited sales of malt beverages to individuals on a brewer’s licensed premises (current limit is 288 ounces/individual/day) and provides for charitable donations from breweries and brewpubs. Read More
Passing the Senate, S.B. 259 provide that a beer manufacturer that produces more than 60,000 barrels annually may have a financial interest in no more than one brewpub (existing law states that a beer manufacturer that sells less than 60,000 …Read More
Amended in House committee, Senate Bill 2331 seeks to expand the definition of “beer” to specify an alcohol by volume of no less than 0.5 per cent and to include alcohol seltzer beverages, while excluding certain other forms of distillation. Read More
H.R. 212 urges the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to study spirit infused refreshments, the demand for those products, and any necessary changes in law that may be required to implement a new statutory framework for regulation of those beverages. Read More
Signed into law, House Bill 530 authorizes the Idaho Hop Grower’s Commission to promote beer made with Idaho-grown hops. Read More
Amended in the House prior to passage and now under Senate consideration, House Bill 2627 defines “ready-to-drink spirits products” as distilled spirits mixed with other beverages that may contain flavoring or coloring materials and other ingredients, that do not exceed …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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