Georgia Craft Study Committee Created
H.R. 1345 creates the House Study Committee on Georgia Craft Brewery and Distillery Competitiveness. Read More
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H.R. 1345 creates the House Study Committee on Georgia Craft Brewery and Distillery Competitiveness. Read More
Passing both chambers of the legislature, House Bill 859 provides sales and use tax exemption for machinery, tools, equipment and materials used by licensed brewers in the production of beer and materials such as labels and boxes for future use …Read More
Signed by the Governor, Senate Bill 62 loosens restrictions on allowing homebrew at beer festivals and provides exemptions from certain penalties. Read More
Senate Bill 2382 would permit holders of a manufacturer’s license to sell at retail alcoholic beverages manufactured on their location for on-site and off-site consumption. Read More
Failing to pass committee, House Bill 1392 sought to allow any manufacturer of beer with a maximum capacity of two hundred thousand barrels annually to own and operate a brewpub within the same municipality as its principal place of business …Read More
Passing both chambers of the legislature, S.B. 169 allows certain restaurants to sell beer for off-premises consumption if the permit holder also has a permit for a microbrewery that is adjacent to or at the same location as the restaurant …Read More
H.B. 2482 would expand packaging of malt liquor for off-sale by a brew pub or small brewer. Read More
An Ohio appeals court has overturned a previous trial court decision, upholding a successor manufacturer’s termination of a distributor and underscoring several important provisions in the state’s franchise law. The court found that The Brew Kettle Production Works was …Read More
Passing both legislative chambers, House Bill 1084 seeks to alter current law which states that a “head of a family” is allowed to brew beer for family use without obtaining a liquor license. The bill would remove “head of a …Read More
Senate Bill 771 requires industrial process food waste be sent to a recycler. The bill was amended in committee to exempt facilities that send the waste to be used as animal feed. 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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