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Rereferred to committee, Senate Bill 137 repeals the nano brewery license and provides that beverage manufacturer license holders with an annual production under 2,500 barrels shall not enter into a contract brewing arrangement with a contract brewer if the licensee …Read More
Now under consideration in the Senate, House Bill 167 removes the requirement that nano breweries manufacture beverages in a public building. Read More
Companions Assembly Bill 5270 and Senate Bill 3675 would allow craft alcoholic manufacturer licensees to sell non-alcoholic beverages and food or operate a restaurant on the licensed premises, coordinate with any food vendor, including food trucks, to provide food on …Read More
The subject of a Senate hearing, House Bill 305 would allow manufacturers, including brewers, to own up to three retail licenses, one of which must be co-located at a manufacturing premises with two available for satellite locations. Read More
Missing the transmittal deadline, S.B. 360 sought to amend the definition of certain beers to increase the limit on alcohol by volume from 14% to 19%. Read More
Dying in committee, House Bill 711 sought to provide for cash on delivery terms for sales of beer to retailers, eliminating the current seven-day credit provision. Read More
Companions Assembly Bill 5270 and Senate Bill 3675 would allow craft alcoholic manufacturer licensees to sell non-alcoholic beverages and food or operate a restaurant on the licensed premises, coordinate with any food vendor, including food trucks, to provide food on …Read More
Amendments have been proposed for L.B. 404 which provides for freely negotiated contracts between small producers and wholesalers and specifies that a franchise or agreement does not mean a small producer contract entered into or renewed on or after January …Read More
On final reading, L.B. 376 would, among several provisions and under certain conditions, allow channel pricing that differentiates the price charged for a product based upon the type of license held by the retailer and the primary use of the …Read More
L.R. 84 calls for an interim study to examine different methods, including potential statutory changes, to address the concerns raised by restaurant, bar, craft brewery, microdistillery, and farm winery owners relating to receiving shipments of alcoholic liquor and the available …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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