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H.B. 2973 would increase the excise tax on alcoholic beverages. Read More
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H.B. 2973 would increase the excise tax on alcoholic beverages. Read More
House Bill 373 relates to notification of alcohol by volume in beers to be consumed on-premises. Read More
House Bill 397 relates to the ability of farmer brewers and pub brewers to fill growlers. Read More
House Bill 440 relates to the termination of sales to wholesalers by suppliers of alcoholic beverages. Read More
House Bill 26 contains recommendations of the Department of the State Treasurer on modernizing the Massachusetts alcohol laws, including the ability of a licensee to serve alcoholic beverages on non-contiguous premises. Read More
Signed by the Governor, Senate Bill 2841 provides that brewers producing under 250,000 barrels of beer annually may terminate a distributor without cause with 30 days-notice and payment of fair market value of the distribution rights for the terminated brands. Read More
A new draft (S.B. 2841) of the previous bill which passed the Senate, has been referred to House committee. The legislation allows a brewery with less than 250,000 barrels annual production to terminate a wholesaler in the absence of …Read More
Passing the Senate, S.B. 2829 allows a brewery with less than 250,000 barrels annual production to terminate a wholesaler in the absence of good cause with thirty days’ written notice of termination. The terminated wholesaler, as sole and exclusive …Read More
After being certified to appear on the November ballot, proponents have decided that no further action on Initiative Petition No. 19-14: Petition for a Law Relative to the Sale of Beer and Wine by Food Stores will occur this year …Read More
Initiative Petition No. 19-14: Petition for a Law Relative to the Sale of Beer and Wine by Food Stores has been certified to appear on the November ballot. The proposal would create a license allowing food stores to sell …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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