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The Georgia Craft Brewers Guild (GCBG) took another swing at self-distribution with Senate Bill 122, and received a hearing on the bill, but ultimately could not get a committee vote. While disappointing, 2025 is the start of the biennium in …Read More
An Illinois bill would have raised the cap on self-distribution for brewers to 1500bbl/year (the current cap is 200bbl/year), but despite some very promising signs of passage, it was not brought up for a final vote by the deadline to …Read More
The Louisiana Craft Brewers Guild worked to add the ability for brewers in the state to sell their products at local farmers markets through H. B. 563. As of this writing, it has one hurdle left on the Senate floor …Read More
Nevada brewers continue to watch Assembly Bill 404, a bill that would clarify language in statute about the legality of taprooms in the state and offer out-of-state direct-to-consumer shipping of craft beer. The bill has passed both Assembly committees and …Read More
In Texas, despite positive momentum and a late push, both remaining priorities for the Texas Craft Brewers Guild (TCBG), failed to advance through the process. Interfacility Transfer (House Bill 4773) would have permitted breweries to move their beer from one …Read More
In early May, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) announced they are expanding their pilot program to test new streamlined tax forms for breweries. Based on feedback they received to make tax filing easier they created the …Read More
In May, the FDA extended the comment deadline for its front-of-label packaging rule to July 15, 2025. The rule would require new disclosures on the front of food labels and would apply to alcohol beverages outside of TTB’s labeling jurisdiction …Read More
The Brewers Association is pleased to report that brewers with approved Rural Electrification for American Program (REAP) grants have received payments. Earlier this year these funds were frozen by Presidential executive order. Read More
While the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has yet to publish the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, major changes are afoot. In May the Secretaries of Agriculture and HHS (Robert F. Kennedy Jr.) announced plans to pare down …Read More
In Florida, the substantial effort to push through beer franchise reform and modest self-distribution failed to advance. Despite a positive response from many decisionmakers in the legislature, interest in the issue from both the regulatory body of the state and …Read More
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