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Amended in Senate committee after passing the full House, H.B. 2726 provides a reduced beer tax rate for qualified small brewers (70,000 barrels annual production or less) of 35 cents per wine gallon. The bill also seeks to amend …Read More
On the Governor’s desk, S.B. 1928 allows retail spirit licensees, small brewers and small farm winery licensees, and mixed beverage licensees to sell curbside and deliver closed packages of beer, wine and spirits. Read More
Signed into law, House Bill 158 would remove a current restriction and allow a microbrewery to operate at more than one location. Read More
S.B. 2715 seeks to allow brewpub manufacturers to sell bottles or cans of certain alcoholic beverages produced on the premises to consumers, not to exceed twenty-four (24) twelve-ounce (12 oz.) bottles or cans or twenty-four (24) sixteen-ounce (16 oz.) …Read More
Passing initial committee consideration, Senate Bill 1099 seeks to provide that a manufacturer, brewer, or importer of beer shall not request or require that a wholesaler submit certain information for beer brands not manufactured, brewed, or imported by the manufacturer, …Read More
Passing initial committee consideration, S.B. 993 creates festival permits to be issued to licensed breweries, wineries, and micro distilleries, authorizing them to sell their products and to provide samples for consumption at a festival for which a permit is obtained. Read More
H.B. 1722 and companion S.B.1753 seek to authorize beer manufacturers to self-distribute beer within a 100-mile radius of the manufacturer if the manufacturer brews 50,000 gallons or less. Read More
Signed by the Governor, S.B. 5006 creates a new endorsement to allow wineries to serve beer and microbreweries to serve wine to their customers on-premise but restricts the offerings to three products and requires the products to be produced in …Read More
Signed into law, H.B. 2412 changes the number of retail licenses a domestic brewery and a microbrewery may hold, from two to four. These include an on/off premises tavern, beer/wine restaurant, spirits/beer/wine restaurant, or any combination thereof. Also directs …Read More
Signed by the Governor, H.B. 82 provides for contract brewing. 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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