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Referred to committee, House Bill 2200 seeks to define “spirit coolers” to include products up to 17% ABV and would permit retail sales by holders of wine and malt beverage retailer’s off-premise permits. Identical legislation has been introduced in the …Read More
H.B. 2885 /S.B. 2285 provide for the transfer of malt beverages for brewer and brewpub licensees. Read More
Referred to committee, companions H.B. 2003 and S.B. 752 provide for delivery and direct shipment of specified alcoholic beverage products, including malt beverages, to consumers. Read More
Passing the House, H.B. 2843, among multiple provisions, provides that it shall not be deemed an inducement or a discriminatory action for a brewer, beer distributor, small brewer self-distributor, brewpub self-distributor, or a wine and spirits wholesaler to establish individualized …Read More
Now under House consideration, Senate Bill 616 would allow the holder of direct shipper permit to ship up to five cases of cider or malt beverages, each containing not more than nine liters, per month to an Oregon resident. Read More
Failing to meet the requirements for committee consideration, House Bill 3312 which was reportedly the vehicle for a provision raising the beer and cider tax over a five year period from $2.60 a barrel to $33.60 per barrel (a 1200% …Read More
House Bill 39 seeks to increase from two to five the number of storage licenses available to manufacturers to cover locations separate from the manufacturing facility to receive, store, repackage, sell and distribute malt or brewed beverages in the same …Read More
Held for further study in Senate committee, S.B. 668 would prohibit all manufacturers of alcoholic beverages from holding a wholesaler’s license and from having any interest in a wholesaler’s license. Companion H.B. 5719 has also been held in committee. Read More
Amended in Senate committee, Senate Bill 566, the South Carolina Craft Beer Economic Development Act, provides that beer sold for on-premises consumption must be produced by the brewery on its permitted premises or transferred to the brewery, subject to the …Read More
Companion bills H.B. 376 (scheduled for subcommittee consideration) and S.B. 304 seek to make definitional changes to the terms “alcoholic beverage,” “beverage,” “beer,” and “high alcohol content beer” to change alcohol by weight designations to alcohol by volume and in …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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