A proposal to once again allow bars and restaurants in the state of Michigan to fill growlers (64 ounce clean, refillable containers) is finally on the move. The legislation passed the Michigan Senate on May 7th and moves over to the House.
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***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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***UPDATE*** Lawmakers in the Indiana House of Representatives voted 91-8-1 in favor of the legislation. The bill now moves to the Indiana Senate. ***END UPDATE*** We know lawmakers in Indiana have bent over backwards to help craft brewers in the state. Now they’re looking to help out – and recognize – craft distillers. House Bill [...]
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A proposal to allow growler fills at bars and restaurants in Michigan is back on the front burner. At the start of the new year the Michigan legislature was wiped clean; new and returning members automatically took office and the cache was cleared on all the bills that were introduced over the last two years [...]
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UPDATES 1/8 – The bill passed the Illinois House 87-25 and now goes to the governor. 1/7 – The bill passed the Illinois House Executive Committee on a vote of 11-0 today and now awaits a vote in the full House. END UPDATES The Illinois Senate, on a near unanimous vote Thursday, passed a bill [...]
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The Illinois legislature is due back in Springfield tomorrow for the second week of the fall veto session, with a pair of beverage industry related pieces of legislation inching closer to a vote. The first is a controversial proposal pushed by State Representative Esther Golar (D-Chicago). The bill (SB 1531) would give the Local Liquor [...]
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A bill that would require the Michigan Liquor Control Commission to issue a conditional liquor license to retailers who are waiting for their full application to be approved recently passed the Michigan House and awaits action in the Senate. The Michigan legislature is back today after an extended break. The bill, while admittedly devoid of [...]
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