Changes Proposed to On-Site Sales in Texas
House Bill 2555 seeks to limit on-site brewery sales for off premises consumption to 576 ounces (equivalent to two cases) per consumer per month. Read More
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House Bill 2555 seeks to limit on-site brewery sales for off premises consumption to 576 ounces (equivalent to two cases) per consumer per month. Read More
Signed into law by the Governor, House Bill 155 lowers the allowable blood alcohol content (BAC) from .08 to .05. Read More
Signed by the Governor, H.B. 442 would allow restaurants to remove the so-called “Zion Curtain” that shields customers from liquor mixing and pouring, but would be required to designate a dispensing area within which the licensee may store and dispense …Read More
The Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (S.236/H.R.747) was reintroduced in both chambers of the 115th Congress. Initial sponsors total 29 in the U.S. Senate and 117 in the U.S. House of Representatives. Specific tax provisions of …Read More
Passing the Senate, substitute for S.B. 234 removes the requirement that manufacturers obtain the name, address and other personal demographic information for sales made on the premises. Read More
Signed into law by the Governor, S.B. 417 modifies the provisions of an existing tax rebate for beer and malt manufacturers. Under existing law, an entity must prove that it produced less than 25,000 barrels of beer to qualify for …Read More
House Bill 2277 seeks to clarify the law regarding the scope of small brewery operations, allow transportation of in-house products between commonly owned small breweries and breweries that own small breweries and create small brewery tap rooms. Read More
H.B. 2046 seeks to limit the issuance of permits for microbrewery-restaurants and small breweries with common ownership of certain other alcoholic beverage permittees. Read More
Failing to pass the Senate in amended form, Senate Bill 758 sought a review of the laws pertaining to beer, liquor, and wine in the state of Arkansas to identify provisions of law that are outdated, ineffective, or otherwise in …Read More
Senate Bill 76 proposes a comprehensive rewrite of the statutes governing the regulation of alcohol. According to the bill’s sponsor, the proposed statutory provisions retain the three-tier licensing system, but create more flexibility for small manufacturers; create a new …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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