Deposit-Handling Fee Proposed in RI
House Bill 5280 would create a refundable ten cent deposit for non-reusable beverage containers and further provides for a four cent handling fee to be paid by distributors. Read More
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House Bill 5280 would create a refundable ten cent deposit for non-reusable beverage containers and further provides for a four cent handling fee to be paid by distributors. Read More
House Bill 852 reallocates 3 percent of revenue derived from the beer barrelage tax that is provided to the general fund to the department of agriculture for the purposes of supporting growth in the utilization of Tennessee agricultural products in …Read More
House Bill 5255 and companion Senate Bill 199 seek to modify limitations on quantities of malt beverages and distilled spirits that can be sold at retail by certain licensed breweries and distilleries for off-premises consumption. Read More
Passing the Senate, S.B. 1428 would prohibit the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority from selling in government stores low alcohol beverage coolers not manufactured by licensed distillers. Under current law, the Board may sell any low alcohol beverage coolers …Read More
H.B. 5324 seeks to increase the amount of malt beverages that a manufacturer can sell for offsite consumption from 24 twelve-ounce and 24 sixteen-ounce (16 oz.) bottles or cans to 55 twelve-ounce (12 oz.) and 41 sixteen-ounce (16 oz.) bottles …Read More
Passing the Senate, S.B. 5272 waives temporarily the fees for certain liquor license renewals, including brewery licenses, beer/wine and beer/wine/spirits restaurant licenses, and tavern licenses. Read More
Passing the House, S.B. 109 authorizes certain interstate shipments of distilled spirits. Read More
H.B. 1432 seeks to authorize direct to consumer sales of distilled spirits by out-of-state manufacturers. Read More
Clearing initial committee consideration, Senate Bill 14 would allow the liquor commission to register trade names with the secretary of state to operate as a direct shipper of liquor and wine. Read More
Senate Bill 3675 would increase taxes on alcohol by 50 percent, allocating the increased revenue to a special fund to be used for the purposes of alcohol and substance abuse addiction prevention and recovery services and programs. 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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