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Signed by the Governor, H.B. 1715 1) defines seltzer and modifies the definition of beer to mean any beverage containing more than 0.5% of alcohol by volume and obtained by the alcoholic fermentation of an infusion or decoction of barley, …Read More
Passed by both legislative chambers, S.B. 3038 would allow craft alcoholic beverage manufacturers (defined as a limited brewery license, cidery and meadery license, and craft distillery license holder) to hold not more than 25 off-premises special events and an unlimited …Read More
Adopted by th.e Senate, S.R. 66 designates July 2023 as Michigan Beer Month. Read More
Failing to advance in the House prior to adjournment, S.B. 194 sought to prohibit any person under the age of 18 from entering a Class A-General retail establishment (defined as a retail outlet where alcohol is sold on the …Read More
Signed by the Governor, H.B. 718 provides that malt liquor served at a taste-testing event must be: (1) purchased by the retail licensee from a wholesale licensee; (2) purchased, at the retail price, by a licensed sales representative participating in …Read More
Rereferred to Senate committee, H.B. 2502 provides that no retail establishment with a retail sales floor that exceeds 2,500 square feet shall display alcopops immediately adjacent to soft drinks, fruit juices, bottled water, candy, or snack foods portraying cartoons or …Read More
Becoming law with the Governor’s approval, L.D. 740 limits the approval of alcoholic beverage container labels by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations to whether a label conforms to regulations of the …Read More
Signed by the Governor, H.B. 407 adds nano breweries to the list of licensees liable for an additional 30 cent/gallon fee on beverages sold or transferred for retail sale or to the public. Read More
Now under Senate consideration, Assembly Bill 304, among a host of provisions, 1) creates the Division of Alcohol Beverages attached to the Department of Revenue and transfers the latter’s alcohol beverage regulation and enforcement functions to the division; 2) makes …Read More
Signed into law, House Bill 1459 provides that the annual registration fee of $30 for each malt beverage brand and label only applies to a brand or label that is sold to a distributor, not to a brand or label …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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