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After passing both legislative chambers, S.B. 471 has failed to become law through inaction on the Governor’s part. The bill would have allowed alternating proprietorships to be established so that manufacturing facilities and equipment of a small brewer licensee may …Read More
Passing the Assembly and under Senate consideration, A.B. 780 would allow a beer manufacturer to name a licensed retailer on social media platforms. Read More
Failing to advance from committee, H.B. 744 sought to remove the requirement that the bottles breweries or small breweries use to sell malt liquor for off-premises consumption from their licensed on-premises establishment, typically half-gallon containers, be provided by the breweries …Read More
Passed by the full Senate, Senate Bill 327 would consolidate two similar tied-house exceptions (one pertaining to “on-sale” retailers and the other to “off-sale” retailers) within the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Act, which authorize the dissemination of information pertaining to …Read More
Following an investigation into possible trade practice violations, The Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC) has issued a notice alleging that a distributor, Craft Beer Guild LLC, has violated state rules against offering inducements to retailers and charging different prices for …Read More
Signed by the Governor, H.B. 1204 creates a distillery pub license. Read More
Passed by the full House, H.B. 121 requires a brew-on-premises facility to obtain a license from the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco control. Read More
Signed into law, House Bill 1217 authorizes a local licensing authority to provide input to the state licensing authority on brewery, distillery and winery applications for approval to operate a sales room (i.e. tap room). Read More
Failing to advance in committee, Senate Bill 139 sought to remove the limitation on the number of barrels of malt beverages that a brewpub may manufacture (currently 15,000) during a calendar year. Read More
Dying in committee, Senate Bill 1028 sought to authorize native brewers’ satellite tasting rooms and the transportation of alcoholic beverages to satellite tasting rooms. 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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