Regulatory Reform Bill Moves in Alaska
Clearing initial committee consideration, Senate Bill 9 addresses comprehensive alcohol regulatory issues review. Read More
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Clearing initial committee consideration, Senate Bill 9 addresses comprehensive alcohol regulatory issues review. Read More
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 state, who is …Read More
Passing the House, House Bill 2305 relates to alternating proprietorships. Read More
Passing 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. Read More
The $1.9 trillion COVID-19 legislative relief package has been signed into law by the President. Details of this and other federal initiatives of interest to small and independent breweries can be found in the latest Brewers Association Federal Affairs Political …Read More
Amended in committee, H.B. 2753 would allow a microbrewery licensee to hold a craft distiller license. Read More
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 faucet, spigot, or …Read More
Passing the Senate, S.B. 126 creates a delivery service license which allows transport and delivery, for personal use, of up to 48 twelve ounce containers of beer, up to 288 ounces of draft beer, up to six 750 milliliter bottles …Read More
Passing the House and under Senate consideration, House Bill 2844, among several provisions, would alter the definition of beer. Read More
Receiving favorable committee consideration, 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 any retail operations …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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