Craft Brewery “Intent” Bill Intro’d in CA
Assembly Bill 2301 states the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to craft breweries. Read More
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CA Direct Shipping Bill Advances
Amended prior to passing the Senate, Senate Bill 620 establishes a regulatory process for specified distilled spirits manufacturers and producers and beer manufacturers to directly ship alcoholic beverages to a resident of California who is 21 years of age or …Read More
Retal Sales Legislation Intro’d in CA
A.B. 1734 seeks to authorize the holder of a beer manufacturer’s license, winegrower’s license, brandy manufacturer’s license, distilled spirits manufacturer’s license, craft distiller’s license, any rectifier’s license, or any importer’s license, that holds more than one of those licenses for …Read More
CA Direct Shipping Bill Amended
Amended and re-referred to committee, Senate Bill 620 establishes a regulatory process for specified distilled spirits manufacturers and producers and beer manufacturers to directly ship alcoholic beverages to a resident of California who is 21 years of age or older, …Read More
Alcohol Delivery Legislation Intro’d in CA
Senate Bill 846 would authorize a licensee with off-sale retail privileges to deliver alcoholic beverages to consumers away from the licensed premises if specified requirements are met; provides that a consumer may pick up an order directly from such licensees; …Read More
CA ABC Issues Advisory on Cannabis-related Permissable Activities
The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) has issued Cannabis Products, Industrial Hemp Products, and Alcoholic Beverages, an industry advisory providing guidance on which activities are permissible on or in premises licensed by ABC to manufacture or sell food, …Read More
Charitable Donation Bill Signed by CA Governor
Signed by the Governor, A.B. 1267 authorizes alcohol producers, including beer manufacturers, to donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale purchase price of an alcoholic beverage to a nonprofit charitable organization in connection with the sale or distribution …Read More
Charitable Donation Bill on CA Governor’s Desk
On the Governor’s desk, A.B. 1267 would authorize alcohol producers, including beer manufacturers, to donate a portion of the proceeds from the sale purchase price of an alcoholic beverage to a nonprofit charitable organization in connection with the sale or …Read More
CA Draft Dispense Exemption Bill Further Amended
Amended several times in Senate committee, Assembly Bill 1330 prohibits an alcohol licensee from delivering alcoholic beverages to a consumer pursuant to any order received for an alcoholic beverage by telephone or other electronic means unless specified conditions are met. …Read More
CA License Exchange Bill Advances
Passing the Senate and referred to Assembly committee, S.B. 298 would authorize any person that has a brewpub-restaurant license to exchange that license for a bona fide public eating place license. Such exchange does not count towards that county’s …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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