OK Low Tax for Low ABV Spirits Bill Moves to Senate
Under Senate consideration, House Bill 2349 exempts spirits manufactured in the state for export from alcohol excise tax. Read More
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Under Senate consideration, House Bill 2349 exempts spirits manufactured in the state for export from alcohol excise tax. Read More
Senate Bill 490, among a number of provisions, defines “premixed cocktail” as a drink containing at least one-half of one percent 11 (0.5%), and no more than eleven percent (11%), alcohol by volume and consisting of spirituous liquor premixed with …Read More
Under House consideration, Senate Bill 422 further provides for the termination of distribution agreements. Read More
A.B. 5498 seeks to provide a tax credit to taxpayers who grow the base ingredients necessary for the production of beer. Read More
S.B. 5694 would increase the tax on all alcohol products, with the beer rate increasing from fourteen to twenty-four cents/gallon. Read More
House Bill 148 seeks to lower the allowable blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit to .05. Read More
S.B. 4837 expands the privileges of farm breweries, cideries, wineries and distilleries to allow for the sales of “farm brewed” alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption. Read More
Senate Bill 5619 would place restrictions on advertisements for alcoholic beverages and would require the State Liquor Authority to promulgate rules that require licensees to implement responsible drinking programs that include comprehensive employee trainings on responding to circumstances in which …Read More
Now under Assembly consideration, Senate Bill 3459 would allow brewery supply stores to sell New York state labelled beer for off-premises consumption. Read More
Substituted and passing committee, H.B. 470 would create the DWI Act, addressing a host of issues related to driving while intoxicated. 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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