Iowa Considers Liquor Direct Shipping
House File 2670 provides for the direct shipment of liquor. Read More
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KS Self-Distribution Bill Heard in Committee
The subject of a committee hearing, S.B. 511 would allow beer and hard cider sales by microbreweries to retailers, public venues, clubs, drinking establishments, holders of temporary permits and caterers and allowing such sales at special events to consumers. Read More
Beer Transfer Changes Proposed in LA
House Bill 821 would remove the requirement that a transferring brewing facility that maintains no less than a 10-barrel brewing system, and the receiving brewing facility owned wholly by the transferring brewing facility maintains no less than a five-barrel brewing …Read More
LA Bill to Remove Production Requirement for Transfers Intro’d
With respect to transfers from a permitted microbrewery to another permitted microbrewery, H.B. 882 seeks to change the minimum requirement of a receiving microbrewery from a 10-barrel brewing system to a 5-barrel brewing system. Read More
Indiana Craft Manufacturer Definition Signed by Governor
Signed into law, House Bill 1086, in part defines “craft manufacturer’s permit” as a small brewery permit, farm winery permit, or artisan distiller’s permit and “craft manufacturer” as the holder of a “craft manufacturer’s permit.” The bill also allows a …Read More
IN Wholesaler Residency Change Becomes Law
Signed by the Governor, H.B. 1197, among many provisions, repeals a provision concerning residency requirements for beer wholesalers. Read More
HI Committee Moves Beer Definition Bill
Advancing from initial House committee consideration, Senate Bill 2354 would expand the definition of “beer” under the liquor regulatory laws to mean any alcoholic beverage containing no less than 0.5 per cent alcohol by volume obtained by fermentation of any …Read More
Brewer Retail License Bill Before Governor
On the Governor’s desk, S.B. 1364 consolidates the “brew pub” license and “retail” license into one “brewer’s retail” license and provides that a brewery can maintain their retail privileges should they exceed 30,000 barrels of annual production, provided that it …Read More
IL Brewer Retail Expansion Bill Faces Deadline
Facing a committee consideration deadline, S.B. 3245 provides that any person licensed as a brewer, class 1 brewer, or class 2 brewer shall be permitted to sell on the licensed premises to non-licensees for on-premises or off-premises consumption (instead of …Read More
Mixed Spirit Beverages Bill Intro’d in AL
S.B. 259 seeks to define a new category of ready to drink mixed liquor beverages containing no more than eight percent alcohol by volume called “mixed spirit beverages.” The bill would require all mixed spirit beverages, other than those distributed …Read More
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Pete Johnson
State & Regulatory Affairs Manager
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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