OK Labeling Exception Proposed
S.B. 1937 exempts label registration for those labels already approved federally. Read More
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OK Distribution Agreements Bill Dies in Conference
Dying in conference committee, Senate Bill 422 sought to modify the procedures that must be in place for a brewer to terminate a distributor agreement with any beer distributor to include requiring the brewer to establish good cause for such …Read More
OK Franchise Bill Signed into Law
Signed by the Governor, H.B. 1715 1) defines seltzer and modifies the definition of beer to mean any beverage containing more than 0.5% of alcohol by volume and obtained by the alcoholic fermentation of an infusion or decoction of barley, …Read More
OK Distribution Agreements Bill Now in House-Senate Conference
Now in conference committee after passing the House in amended form, Senate Bill 422 modifies the procedures that must be in place for a brewer to terminate a distributor agreement with any beer distributor to include requiring the brewer to …Read More
OK Franchise Bill on Governor’s desk
Now before the Governor after being substituted in conference committee, H.B. 1715 1) defines seltzer and modifies the definition of beer to mean any beverage containing more than 0.5% of alcohol by volume and obtained by the alcoholic fermentation of …Read More
Sales and Events Legislation Amended in House
Amended in House committee, S.B. 8 adds cider to the list of products a brewer may manufacture, sell, and serve at events attended by the public. The measure also allows visitors under the age of twenty-one to tour the premises …Read More
Distribution Agreements Bill Passes Oklahoma House
Amended and passing the House, Senate Bill 422 modifies the procedures that must be in place for a brewer to terminate a distributor agreement with any beer distributor to include requiring the brewer to establish good cause for such termination. …Read More
OK Franchise Bill Clears Senate
Passing the Senate with amendment, H.B. 1715 seeks to exempt brewers who manufacture less than 25,000 barrels annually from the provisions relating to the termination of beer distribution agreements, removes the ability to terminate an agreement with a beer distributor …Read More
OK Low Tax for Low ABV Spirits Bill Stalls in Senate
Failing to advance from Senate committee, House Bill 2349 sought to exempt spirits manufactured in the state for export from alcohol excise tax. Read More
OK Trade Practice Legislation Signed into Law
Signed into law, H.B. 2843, among multiple provisions, provides that it shall not be deemed an inducement or a discriminatory action for a brewer, beer distributor, small brewer self-distributor, brewpub self-distributor, or a wine and spirits wholesaler to establish individualized …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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