{"id":11342,"date":"2013-05-31T16:28:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-31T21:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/?p=11342"},"modified":"2018-02-06T14:17:35","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T20:17:35","slug":"breaking-amendment-bill-filed-to-increase-the-craft-brewers-cap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/breaking-amendment-bill-filed-to-increase-the-craft-brewers-cap\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposal to Increase Craft Brewer Production Cap Approved By Illinois House & Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"
UPDATE<\/strong><\/p>\n 5\/31<\/strong> – The bill has cleared both the Illinois House Executive Committee and the full House and now heads to the governor’s desk.<\/p>\n 5\/30<\/strong> – The legislation has passed the Illinois Senate, 57-0, and now moves to the IL House.<\/p>\n END UPDATE<\/strong><\/p>\n Via Ryan, our man in Springfield, comes this news:<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n HB 1573<\/a> has been amended, to double the production cap for craft brewers from 465,000 gallons to 930,000 gallons, or in brewer-speak, 15,000 barrels to 30,000 barrels.<\/p>\n The amended bill This is far shy of the Illinois Craft Brewer Guild\u2019s proposed 200,000 barrel limit, but puts it roughly on par with last year\u2019s \u201cThree Floyds Amendment<\/a>\u201d in Indiana.<\/p>\n The bill likely will have an immediate impact on at least three breweries; Destihl, Half Acre and Revolution Brewing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Destihl CEO Matt Potts<\/strong> tells Guys Drinking Beer the increase falls short of what the ICBG wanted but it is progress. “[I]t does take the immediate pressure off for some brewers, although some of our Guild brewers may already exceed that cap or will soon,” said Potts. “We will continue to push for further changes\/improvements in laws to make Illinois more pro-business and supportive of our great and growing craft beer industry, and we appreciate the help from everyone who is supporting the current increase in the craft brewer production cap.”<\/p>\nis scheduled to go before<\/del> passed out of the Senate Executive Committee late Wednesday afternoon on a unanimous vote.<\/p>\n