Study Commission Approved in NH
Signed by the Governor, H.B. 598 establishes a commission to study beer, wine, and liquor tourism in New Hampshire. Read More
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Signed by the Governor, H.B. 598 establishes a commission to study beer, wine, and liquor tourism in New Hampshire. Read More
A.B. 5524 establishes the New Jersey Brewery, Cidery, Meadery, and Distillery Industry Advisory Council and provides for funding through certain alcoholic beverage tax receipts. Read More
Passing the legislature, S.B. 5427 seeks to expands the number of barrels that a restaurant brewer may sell at retail. Read More
Passing both legislative chambers, Assembly Bill 6642 requires the commissioner of taxation and finance to allow distillers and brewers to file their taxes electronically. Read More
Passing the Assembly, A.B. 8025 amends the alcoholic beverage control law to establish a Temporary Manufacturing Permit to enable all manufacturing applicants to begin operations during the pendency of their license application. Read More
Continuing to move through a series of House committees, House Bill 536, seeks to revise numerous provisions of the state’s alcoholic beverage control laws. Proposed changes affecting the craft beer industry include: allowing breweries to produce private label brands for …Read More
The Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2019 (S. 362; H.R. 1175) has been introduced in Congress. The legislation makes permanent the tax and other provisions passed as part of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act which …Read More
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that preliminary determinations in the antidumping duty investigations of imports of refillable stainless steel kegs from China, Germany, and Mexico have been made, finding that exporters from China, Germany, and Mexico have dumped refillable …Read More
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a legal opinion to address questions raised by several hemp-related provisions of the Agricultural Act of 2018, better known as the 2018 Farm Bill. The USDA opinion clarifies four areas of …Read More
Signed by the Governor, Senate Bill 404 would permit a small manufacturer of beer to have a financial interest in a brewpub under certain conditions. 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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