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Under Senate consideration following House passage, H.B. 290 seeks to make permanent the ability for food and drink establishments to sell alcoholic beverages in transactions for take-out, curbside, or drive-through service. Read More
Amended in committee, H.B. 1298 would allow a county, city, or town to adopt an ordinance to allow the following at a farmers’ market: (1) A small brewery, farm winery, or artisan distillery (craft manufacturer) to serve complimentary samples of …Read More
S.B. 2875 would redefine beer as a fermented beverage of any name or description having an alcoholic content of not more than 8% by weight, brewed or produced from malt, in whole or in part, or from any malt substitute, …Read More
L.B. 1239 would require franchise agreements between a manufacturer and wholesaler to be in writing and include, at a minimum: (1) the term in years and rights to termination or extension; (2) a list of the manufacturer’s brands for which …Read More
S.B. 7655 amends the definition of New York State labelled beer to require that at least 60%, by weight, of its hops and at least 60% of any other ingredients, excluding water, are grown in New York and authorizes a …Read More
H.B. 613 proposes to create a farm based manufacturer’s license for alcoholic beverage manufacturers that are located on a farm and produce alcoholic beverages that are made a majority by weight from ingredients produced by that farm. Read More
Companions H.B. 185 and S.B 966 seek to allow certain breweries the ability to self-distribute under specified conditions and to transfer beer to any restaurant with which it has common ownership affiliations and that is part of a restaurant group …Read More
Senate Study Bill 3033 seeks to add high alcoholic content beer and canned cocktails to the definition of “beverage” which containers are subject to the beverage containers control deposit and refund provisions. Read More
Senate Bill 1263 seeks to allow brewer, small brewer, and brewpub licensees to purchase from licensed brewers, small brewers, and brewpubs in this state, and to import beer into this state for use in manufacturing. Read More
H.B. 1618 seeks to impose a .10 cent per drink surcharge on alcoholic beverages effective July 1, 2022. 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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