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Passing the Senate, S.B. 259 provide that a beer manufacturer that produces more than 60,000 barrels annually may have a financial interest in no more than one brewpub (existing law states that a beer manufacturer that sells less than 60,000 …Read More
Amended in House committee, Senate Bill 2331 seeks to expand the definition of “beer” to specify an alcohol by volume of no less than 0.5 per cent and to include alcohol seltzer beverages, while excluding certain other forms of distillation. Read More
H.R. 212 urges the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to study spirit infused refreshments, the demand for those products, and any necessary changes in law that may be required to implement a new statutory framework for regulation of those beverages. Read More
Signed into law, House Bill 530 authorizes the Idaho Hop Grower’s Commission to promote beer made with Idaho-grown hops. Read More
Amended in the House prior to passage and now under Senate consideration, House Bill 2627 defines “ready-to-drink spirits products” as distilled spirits mixed with other beverages that may contain flavoring or coloring materials and other ingredients, that do not exceed …Read More
Passing both legislative chambers, Senate Bill 1248 would make it unlawful for a supplier to coerce or attempt to coerce a wholesaler to accept delivery of beer or any other commodity that has not been ordered by the wholesaler or …Read More
Assembly Bill 2301 seeks to remove the requirement in existing law, which prohibits an on-sale retailer from purchasing alcoholic beverages for sale other than from specified persons, except for any alcoholic beverages manufactured by the beer manufacturer at a single …Read More
Subject of a committee hearing, House Bill 1355 requires the executive director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to designate a nonprofit organization to implement and manage a statewide program that provides recycling services to covered entities …Read More
A.B. 2500 authorizes limited breweries, commonly referred to as microbreweries, to hold certain on-site and off-site events open to the general public. Additionally, the bill provides that the requirement that a consumer take a tour of the brewery as …Read More
Passing both legislative chambers in substituted version, S.B. 176 seeks to amend a variety of provisions of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act and related provisions in part contained in the Malted Beverage Act addressing labeling and packaging and the power …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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