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Companion bills S.B. 5375 and H.B. 1344 provide a definition of “low-proof beverage” to mean any beverage that is 16 ounces or less and that contains more than 0.5 percent alcohol by volume and less than seven percent alcohol by …Read More
Companion bills H.B. 1131 and S.B 5154 would create both Producer Responsibility Organizations (PRO) that producers of packaging and paper products must join and fund, and Distributor Responsibility Organizations (DRO) as an alternative to PROs for producers and distributors of …Read More
A lawsuit has been filed in Oregon U.S. District Court by several Washington brewers challenging the constitutionality of certain Oregon laws allowing in-state brewers to self-distribute and ship direct to consumers while denying out-of-state brewers those same abilities. The plaintiffs …Read More
Dying in committee, S.B. 5982 sought to lower the blood alcohol concentration limit to .05. Read More
Becoming law, Senate Bill 5940 creates a license endorsement allowing domestic licensed alcohol manufacturers to provide contract packaging services to other alcohol manufacturing licensees within the state. Read More
S.B. 5982 seeks to lower the blood alcohol concentration limit to .05. Read More
Passing initial committee consideration, House Bill 2080 creates a license endorsement allowing domestic licensed alcohol manufacturers to provide contract packaging services to other alcohol manufacturing licensees within this state. Read More
As reported from Senate committee, S.B. 5049 defines low-proof beverage to mean any beverage that is 16 ounces or less and contains more than 0.5 percent and less than 7 percent alcohol by volume, but does not include wine, malt …Read More
Subject of a committee hearing, House Bill 1734 would impose a tax on the sale of low-proof beverages in the amount of $1.19 per gallon and defines such beverages as any beverage that is 16 ounces or less and that …Read More
House Bill 1734 would impose a tax on the sale of low-proof beverages in the amount of $1.19 per gallon and defines such beverages as any beverage that is 16 ounces or less and that contains more than .5 percent …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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