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Signed by the Governor, Senate Bill 231, legislation implementing recommendations of the liquor advisory group convened to conduct a comprehensive review of Colorado’s liquor laws, among a variety of provisions, would allow a brewery, a limited winery, and a distillery …Read More
Dying in House committee, Senate Bill 181 sought to impose a fee on alcohol distributed in Colorado to fund an addiction recovery program. The proposed fee for malt beverages and cider was sixteen cents/gallon, however, companies selling 60,000 barrels/year or …Read More
Amended in the House, Senate Bill 231, legislation implementing recommendations of the liquor advisory group convened to conduct a comprehensive review of Colorado’s liquor laws, among a variety of provisions, would allow a brewery, a limited winery, and a distillery …Read More
Scheduled for a hearing, Senate Bill 181 seeks to impose a fee on alcohol distributed in Colorado to fund an addiction recovery program. The proposed fee for malt beverages and cider is sixteen cents/gallon, however, companies selling 60,000 barrels/year or …Read More
Senate Bill 181 seeks to impose a fee on alcohol distributed in Colorado to fund an addiction recovery program. The proposed fee for malt beverages and cider is sixteen cents/gallon, however, companies selling 60,000 barrels/year or less are exempt. Read More
House Bill 1373 seeks to eliminate the liquor-licensed drugstore license, remove the cap on the amount of alcohol beverages a retailer can purchase from retail liquor stores, require a fermented malt beverage and wine retailer to display alcohol beverages in …Read More
S.B. 48 addresses, among a number of provisions, where and how malt beverage and wine retailers may display alcohol beverages. Read More
Signed by theGovernor, Senate Bill 264 seeks to authorize licensees with the ability to sell alcohol beverages to jointly participate in up to fifty-two festivals held by another licensee within a 12-month period. Read More
Passed by the legislature, Senate Bill 264 seeks to authorize licensees with the ability to sell alcohol beverages to jointly participate in up to fifty-two festivals held by another licensee within a 12-month period. Read More
Draft Colorado Alcohol Use Impact and Recovery Fee legislation would impose a per gallon impact fee on all types of alcohol, with the beer rate proposed at $0.107/gallon. 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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