Beer Definition Bill Passes AZ House
Passing the House and under Senate consideration, House Bill 2844, among several provisions, would alter the definition of beer. Read More
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Passing the House and under Senate consideration, House Bill 2844, among several provisions, would alter the definition of beer. Read More
Passing out of committee, Senate Bill 1293 would allow a person engaged in the business of producing or wholesaling liquor to loan or sell a refrigerated cooler to a liquor retailer subject to certain conditions. Read More
S.B. 554 authorizes beer wholesalers to distribute certain ready to drink products. Read More
Signed int law, Senate Bill 32 authorizes a retail liquor permit holder, including small breweries and microbrewery-restaurants, to deliver alcoholic beverages directly to a consumer. Read More
Becoming law with the Governor’s signature, House Bill 1370 provides for the direct shipment of mead to consumers. 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 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
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
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
Reported from committee, House Bill 81 seeks to allow two or more microbreweries to share brewing equipment if the microbreweries maintain separate premises to sell their product to consumers and wholesalers. 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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