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Signed into law, H.B. 2050 addresses many facets of alcohol licensing and regulation, among them increasing, from 12 ounces to 16 ounces, the per person, per brand limit on beer or cooler product samples that a distiller, vintner, brewer, rectifier, …Read More
Amended in committee, S.B. 517 seeks to authorize a person licensed in this state or any other state as a beer manufacturer who obtains a beer direct shipper permit to sell and ship beer directly to a resident of the …Read More
Failing to advance from a second House committee, S.B. 65 sought to allow direct shipment of beer and spirits by certain licensees. Read More
Signed by the Governor, House Bill 2305 provides for grouping two or more spirituous liquor producer, craft distiller or microbrewery licenses at one location under a plan of alternating proprietorships. Read More
Amended in committee, 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. The amendment clarifies that the license exchange does not count towards that county’s …Read More
Failing to advance from committee, Senate Bill 1232 sought to establish a three-year surcharge on the liquor tax. Read More
Now under Senate consideration, H.B. 2753 would allow a microbrewery licensee to hold a craft distiller license. Read More
Passing initial committee consideration, 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 …Read More
Signed into law, House Bill 2844, among several provisions, alters the definition of beer to include: 1) beverages obtained by the alcoholic fermentation of rice, bran, grain, glucose, sugar or molasses, including certain adjuncts in fermentation; and 2) beer aged …Read More
Amended in the Senate prior to 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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