Legislation prohibiting a brewer from owning a distributor in Illinois, effectively ending Anheuser-Busch’s reign over City Beverage, is headed to the governor’s desk.
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Homebrew, Three-Tier Legislation Advance To IL Senate Floor
On Wednesday the Illinois Senate Executive Committee unanimously approved bills impacting homebrewing in Illinois as well as legislation prohibiting a brewer from owning a distributor in the state.
~ read more ~Legislation To Force Anheuser Busch To Give Up Stake In IL Distributor Passes House
Global brewing giant Anheuser-Busch InBev’s decision to relinquish its ownership interest in an Illinois distributor all but paved the way for the Illinois House to pass a bill prohibiting a brewer from owning a distributor.
~ read more ~Anheuser-Busch Agrees To Relinquish Ownership Interest In IL Distributor City Beverage
Amid mounting pressure from the Illinois legislature, Anheuser-Busch has agreed to sell off its minority interest in Illinois distributor City Beverage by 2015.
~ read more ~3-Tier System Legislation Amended In Illinois House, Still Awaiting A Vote
Last week the chief sponsor of legislation designed to strengthen the Illinois Liquor Control Act and Illinois’ 3-tier system, specifically provisions on who can and who cannot hold an ownership interest in an Illinois distributor, amended the bill adding more teeth to the proposed law. The legislation was drafted in response to a Halloween day [...]
~ read more ~Legislation To Strip ABI Of Its Stake In IL Distributor City Beverage Is Picking Up Steam
Proposed legislation that could ultimately force Anheuser-Busch to divest its ownership interest in Illinois distributor City Beverage is gaining momentum in Springfield. Mirroring pieces of legislation in the Illinois House and Senate were approved, unanimously, in committee prior to lawmakers departing for a two-week spring break. Legislators return to the capitol this week. The legislation [...]
~ read more ~The Illinois Legislature Is Taking Aim At Anhueser-Busch, WEDCO & City Beverage – UPDATED
***UPDATE*** A companion bill has been filed in the Illinois House, mirroring the legislation introduced a week-and-a-half ago in the Illinois Senate. State Representative Frank Mautino (D-Spring Valley), who sponsored the “Craft Brewer Act” in 2011, is the lead sponsor of HB 2606. Mautino is joined by nearly 40 co-sponsors – and counting Neither bill [...]
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