Signed by the Governor, House Bill 1545, reauthorizing the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) , also: provides for the ability of production breweries to sell a case equivalent amount of beer for off-premises consumption; removes the distinction between beer and ale, using instead the term malt beverages, and directs the TABC to tax malt beverages at the current excise tax rate for beer, which is lower than the current excise tax rate for ale; directs TABC to transition to the federal Certificate of Label Approval (COLA) malt beverage registration process by December 31, 2020, eliminating separate fee charges for different size containers and exempting certain brewers and manufactures from obtaining label approval from TABC for malt beverages sold to the ultimate consumer.
Beer-to-Go Bill Signed by TX Governor
Link to author biography 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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Link to author biography 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.
See Pete Johnson's Articles
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