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Signed into law, Senate Bill 268, among a variety of provisions, creates the Division of Alcohol Beverages (DAB) within the Department of Revenue (DOR) and assign to DAB the authority to regulate and enforce Wisconsin’s alcohol beverages law through …Read More
Passing both chambers of the legislature, Senate Bill 268 would, among a variety of provisions, create the Division of Alcohol Beverages (DAB) within the Department of Revenue (DOR) and assign to DAB the authority to regulate and enforce Wisconsin’s alcohol …Read More
Scheduled for a hearing, Senate Bill 332, among a host of provisions, 1) creates the Division of Alcohol Beverages attached to the Department of Revenue and transfers the latter’s alcohol beverage regulation and enforcement functions to the division; 2) makes …Read More
Now under Senate consideration, Assembly Bill 304, among a host of provisions, 1) creates the Division of Alcohol Beverages attached to the Department of Revenue and transfers the latter’s alcohol beverage regulation and enforcement functions to the division; 2) makes …Read More
Senate Bill 268, among many provisions, seeks to expand the definition of a fermented malt beverage to include any beverage that is recognized under federal regulations as beer, except sake or similar products. Read More
Senate Bill 959 eliminates the requirement that the sales territories for beer wholesalers be exclusive and also eliminates this requirement for self-distribution by brewers that manufacture 300,000 or fewer barrels of beer per year. The bill also clarifies that a …Read More
Substitute companions S.B. 285 / A.B. 205 seek to expand the definition of a fermented malt beverage to include any beverage that is recognized under federal regulations as beer, except sake or similar products. Read More
Amended prior to passing the Assembly, A.B. 242 provides for a sales and use tax “holiday” for certain businesses, including brew pubs, distilleries, craft breweries, and wineries that serve alcoholic beverages on the premises, from June 1 to August 31, …Read More
Amended prior to passing the Senate, S.B. 56 would allow most alcohol beverage retailers to make online or telephone sales of alcohol beverages to be picked up by the customer at parking spaces that are part of the retail licensed …Read More
S.B. 56 would allow most alcohol beverage retailers to make online or telephone sales of alcohol beverages to be picked up by the customer at parking spaces that are part of the retail licensed premises. 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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