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Clearing initial Senate committee consideration, House Bill 533 has been amended to provide that the replacement of allowable manufacturer/wholesaler supplied permanent point of-sale advertising materials to retailers that are damaged and non-functioning shall not apply toward the current maximum of …Read More
Now under Senate consideration, House Bill 768 directs the Legislative Research Commission to study the alcoholic beverage control laws in this state, including a comparative analysis on how the federal government and other states regulate the manufacturing, sale, possession, and …Read More
Signed into law, House Bill 1763 authorizes distillery self-distribution and out-of-state direct to consumer shipments. Read More
Reassigned to committee, Senate Bill 2035 provides that a brewer who is a class 1 brewer, class 2 brewer, or brew pub licensee shall accurately measure the quantity of beer transferred into its final packaging container to determine the brewer’s …Read More
Passing the Senate, S.B. 298 would authorize any person that has a brewpub-restaurant license to exchange that license for a bona fide public eating place license. Such exchange does not count towards that county’s alcohol license limit. Read More
House Resolution 272 states opposition to any additional excise taxes on businesses that produce beer, wine, or liquor or their related industries. Read More
Passing the Assembly, Assembly Bill 1330 seeks to exempt licensed premises of beer manufacturers from the current requirement that any on-sale retail licensee that gives, sells, or otherwise dispenses draught beer to include specified information regarding the beer upon the …Read More
Signed into law, Senate Bill 175 requires a primary supplier that wants to amend, cancel, terminate, or refuse to renew a distribution agreement entered into with a beer wholesaler to act in good faith, with good cause, and with due …Read More
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) announced that it had accepted an $850,000 “offer-in-compromise” payment to settle allegations that three entities associated with Illinois’ Lakeshore Beverage had violated tied-house and exclusive outlet provisions of the Federal Alcohol …Read More
Advancing in the House following Senate passage, Senate Bill 82 would authorize certain alcohol beverage license holders, including brew pub licensees and beer manufacturers operating a sales room, to hold festivals where they can conduct joint tastings and engage in …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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