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Referred to the Judiciary Committee, H.B. 494 would authorize a manufacturer or brewer who operates one or more brewing facilities located in the state to sell or serve products brewed at those facilities at wholesale to licensed retail dealers and …Read More
Assigned to committee, House Bill 554 provides that a microbrewer may sell up to 250 barrels of its finished products per month at wholesale to other licensed retail dealers and authorizes the sale of such brewed beverage from any licensed …Read More
Signed by the Governor, H.B. 1298 creates a temporary craft manufacturer hospitality permit (hospitality permit) that allows a craft manufacturer to participate in a convention, a trade show, an exposition, or a similar event on the licensed premises of a …Read More
H.B. 112 seeks to allow any alcoholic beverage manufacturer, wholesale dealer, homebrewer, or association the ability to obtain three-day temporary retail permits. Read More
Passing the Senate, Senate Bill 2378, largely addressing beverage container redemption issues, would also lower the barrel tax on beer from $5.89 to $4.03 effective July 1, 2023. Read More
House Bill 955 seeks to authorize manufacturers or brewers to lease their facilities to third parties for contracted events. Read More
Passing the Senate and renumbered as S.B. 2374, the bill, largely addressing licensing stipulations and fees, proposes to change the definition of “high alcoholic content beer” from those with not more than fifteen percent alcohol by volume to those with …Read More
Before the Governor, S.B. 2 provides for the consumption of beer and wine on the Kansas state fairgrounds. Read More
Undergoing a number of House procedural steps, H.B. 5331, among several provisions, would authorize a brewer to sell at retail on its premises beer brewed in collaboration with another brewer; the holder of a craft cafe permit and a beer …Read More
Failing to advance from committee, S.B. 420 sought to allow unlimited sales of malt beverages to individuals on a brewer’s licensed premises (current limit is 288 ounces/individual/day) and provides for charitable donations from breweries and brewpubs. 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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