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Becoming law, Senate Bill 5940 creates a license endorsement allowing domestic licensed alcohol manufacturers to provide contract packaging services to other alcohol manufacturing licensees within the state. Read More
House Concurrent Resolution 100 directs the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to study the disparity of taxes on all ready to drink beverages, regardless of their base, and the feasibility of a more equitable taxation of these products and …Read More
Advancing to the Senate floor, S.B. 1811 would allow brewer and small brewer licensees to hold up to four off-site events per year and provides that the holder of multiple small brewer licenses may sell beer produced at up to …Read More
Passing the Senate, S.B. 1263 seeks to allow brewer, small brewer, and brewpub licensees to purchase from licensed brewers, small brewers, and brewpubs in this state, and to import beer into this state for use in manufacturing. Read More
Held in committee, Senate Bill 2492 and companion H.B. 7727 sought to authorize manufacturer-breweries to sell up to three drinks on premises per visitor per day, where a drink is defined as up to sixteen ounces. Read More
House Bill 7984 seeks to exempt beer and malt beverage from sales tax. Read More
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
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
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
Awaiting gubernatorial action, House Bill 550 repeals the termination date for various provisions relating to alcoholic beverages manufacturer’s licenses and off–site permits and extends the termination date for provisions relating to the authorization of holders of certain manufacturer’s licenses to …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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