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S.B. 1546 seeks to increase taxes on alcohol by fifty percent, allocating the increased revenue to a special fund to be used for the purposes of alcohol and substance abuse addiction prevention and recovery services and programs. Read More
Assembly Bill 10549 seeks to authorize the sale of merchandise other than beer by licensed breweries and licensed farm breweries, the operation of another business on a licensed premises, and allows licensed breweries and farm breweries to charge for tours …Read More
A.B. 10573 authorizes the direct intrastate and interstate shipment of liquor, cider, mead, and braggot. Read More
Signed into law, S.B. 7655 amends the definition of New York State labelled beer to require that at least 60%, by weight, of its hops and at least 60% of any other ingredients, excluding water, are grown in New York. Read More
Passing the Assembly and returned to the Senate, S.B. 7655 seeks to amend the definition of New York State labelled beer to require that at least 60%, by weight, of its hops and at least 60% of any other ingredients, …Read More
S.B. 8789 authorizes the direct intrastate and interstate shipment of liquor, cider, mead, and braggot. Read More
Passing the Senate, S.B. 7655 seeks to amend the definition of New York State labelled beer to require that at least 60%, by weight, of its hops and at least 60% of any other ingredients, excluding water, are grown in …Read More
S.B. 7655 amends the definition of New York State labelled beer to require that at least 60%, by weight, of its hops and at least 60% of any other ingredients, excluding water, are grown in New York and authorizes a …Read More
S.B. 7654 would require the prepayment of sales and compensating use tax on sales of beer intended for off premises consumption. Read More
Signed by the Governor, Senate Bill 6256 makes permanent certain provisions of law relating to temporary manufacturing permits to operate alcoholic beverage manufacturing facilities. 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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