Temporary Fee Waiver Advances in WA
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
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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
Signed into law, Senate Bill 3340 seeks to expand opportunities for restaurants, bars, distilleries, and breweries to provide outdoor dining. Read More
Senate Bill 3863 establishes the gallon as the standard measurement for purposes of taxation of alcoholic beverages. Read More
House Bill 8 addresses home delivery of alcohol. Read More
S.B. 3870 seeks to exempt alcoholic beverages sold at retail by a licensed producer of alcoholic beverages to a customer where such sale occurs either at the brewery, winery or distillery where such alcoholic beverage was produced or as a …Read More
Senate Bill 3971 requires a refundable deposit on kegs and taps. 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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