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Senate Bill 181 seeks to impose a fee on alcohol distributed in Colorado to fund an addiction recovery program. The proposed fee for malt beverages and cider is sixteen cents/gallon, however, companies selling 60,000 barrels/year or less are exempt. Read More
H.B. 5148 seeks to redefine “grocery store” for purposes of the grocery store beer permit. Read More
House Bill 5149 would allow beer manufacturer permittees to sell and deliver kegs of beer at locations in this state that are within a five-mile radius of their permit premises; package store permittees to provide fee-based spirits tastings; and Connecticut …Read More
Failing to advance from committee, Senate Bill 696 / House Bill 339 sought to prohibit local governments from adopting ordinances, regulations, rules, or policies that require certificates of use for certain agricultural lands, facilities, and venues or that limit certain …Read More
Both bills dying in committee, House Bill 1107 and companion S.B. 1348 sought to authorize manufacturers of malt beverages to transfer malt beverages to another manufacturer for brewing under certain conditions; specify conditions under which licensed craft breweries may conduct …Read More
H.R.7577, the Creating Hospitality Economic Enhancement for Restaurants and Servers (CHEERS) Act, has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The CHEERS Act would provide a tax deduction for bars, restaurants and entertainment venues with draft beer systems in …Read More
Now under Senate consideration, H.B. 2185, among several provisions, would allow a special event license to be issued concurrently with a microbrewery license. Read More
House Bill 2888 defines “ready-to-drink spirits products” as distilled spirits mixed with other beverages that may contain flavoring or coloring materials and other ingredients, that do not exceed ten percent alcohol by volume, that are sealed in an original container …Read More
Assembly Bill 2849 would exempt premises operated under a beer manufacturer license from current requirements that any on-sale retail licensee that gives, sells, or otherwise dispenses draught beer to include specified information about the beer upon the faucet, spigot, or …Read More
House Bill 1373 seeks to eliminate the liquor-licensed drugstore license, remove the cap on the amount of alcohol beverages a retailer can purchase from retail liquor stores, require a fermented malt beverage and wine retailer to display alcohol beverages in …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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