MS Alcohol Definition Legislation Passes House
Passing the House, House Bill 917 defines “light spirits products” as being no more than 4% alcoholic content by weight and regulated the same as beer and light wine. Read More
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Passing the House, House Bill 917 defines “light spirits products” as being no more than 4% alcoholic content by weight and regulated the same as beer and light wine. Read More
On December 20, 2019, the President signed into law the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, which includes a one-year extension (through December 31, 2020) of the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA) provisions originally passed for a two-year …Read More
Passing the Senate, S.B. 839 seeks to repeal specified manufacturer’s permits and establishes a manufacturer off-site permit and a brewery special event permit. The bill authorizes a Class 8 farm brewery license to sell beer produced by the license holder …Read More
H.B. 2604 would allow home brewed beer on any premises licensed for the sale and on-premises consumption of intoxicating liquor. Read More
Due to COVID-19-related impacts, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) issued Industry Circular 2020 – 2 which postpones several filing and payment due dates for 90-days where the original due date falls on or after March 1, …Read More
Reported from committee, House Bill 327 seeks to allow small brewers (defined as under 6 million barrels) to terminate a distributor without cause and with less than the current 120-day notice (the notice provision is tiered based on sales: 30 …Read More
Assembly Bill 3445 seeks to allow the holder of a limited brewery license to operate up to 15 salesrooms apart from the brewery premises with the ability to sell their products in original containers or open containers for consumption on …Read More
H.B. 407 provides for a delivery service license from the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board to transport and deliver up to 48 twelve ounce containers of beer and six 750 milliliter bottles of wine, within a 24 hour period, to …Read More
Clearing committee, H.B. 3549 would allow an “emerging brewery” to, without good cause shown, terminate the right to distribute any brands of malt beverages for any licensed wholesaler to whom such emerging brewery has made regular sales of such brands …Read More
A.B. 3720 seeks to allow a limited brewery to serve beer on its premises to a consumer who has not toured the brewery; however, a brewery would be required to offer consumers a tour, either at a regularly scheduled date …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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