Beer Tax Increase Fails in NH
Failing to pass House committee, House Bill 496 sought to increase the tax applied to each gallon of beer sold or transferred, by $0.20, from $0.30 to $0.50. Read More
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Failing to pass House committee, House Bill 496 sought to increase the tax applied to each gallon of beer sold or transferred, by $0.20, from $0.30 to $0.50. Read More
S.D. 138 seeks to triple the excise tax on beer. Read More
H.B. 161 would require beverage manufacturer licensees to pay the beer tax on beverages sold at farmers’ markets. Read More
Approved by the Governor, S.B. 973 amends the Michigan Liquor Control Code to expand the kinds of businesses that are legally allowed to fill beer growlers. Specifically, it would allow a person holding both a specially designated merchant (SMD) license …Read More
House Bill 98 authorizes brew pubs to manufacture alcoholic cider. Read More
A trio of bills, House Bill 6412, House Bill 6415 and House Bill 6562, seek the removal of the nine-liter limit of beer that may be sold per person, per day. Read More
H.B. 1231 would allow a small brewer to sell the brewery’s beer for carryout at a farmers’ market; package the brewery’s beer in a building separate from the brewery; transfer beer to another brewer; employ a minor who is a …Read More
House Bill 5928 seeks to promote the growing of hops and barley in Connecticut by creating a farm brewery manufacturer permit. Read More
While placing certain restrictions on carryout sales of cold alcoholic beverages, House Bill 1354 specifically exempts farm wineries, breweries, artisan distillers from those restrictions. Read More
H.B. 5932 would remove the label requirement for alcoholic beverages manufactured and sold only in the state of Connecticut. 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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