{"id":9883,"date":"2013-02-25T10:30:15","date_gmt":"2013-02-25T16:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/?p=9883"},"modified":"2018-02-06T14:21:01","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T20:21:01","slug":"the-illinois-legislature-is-taking-aim-at-anhueser-busch-wedco-city-beverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/the-illinois-legislature-is-taking-aim-at-anhueser-busch-wedco-city-beverage\/","title":{"rendered":"The Illinois Legislature Is Taking Aim At Anhueser-Busch, WEDCO & City Beverage – UPDATED"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a>***UPDATE***<\/strong><\/p>\n A companion bill has been filed in the Illinois House, mirroring the legislation introduced a week-and-a-half ago in the Illinois Senate.<\/p>\n State Representative Frank Mautino (D-Spring Valley), who sponsored the “Craft Brewer Act” in 2011, is the lead sponsor of HB 2606<\/a>. Mautino is joined by nearly 40 co-sponsors<\/a> – and counting<\/p>\n Neither bill has been assigned to a committee.<\/p>\n ***END UPDATE***<\/strong><\/p>\n A group of lawmakers in the Illinois Senate are responding to the Halloween day ruling by the Illinois Liquor Control Commission allowing Anheuser-Busch, through a wholly owned subsidiary, to retain an interest in an Illinois distributor.<\/p>\n The surprise ruling, ending a years-long dispute over whether a brewer can own an interest in a distributor in Illinois, caused an uproar amongst distributor groups in Illinois who felt the Commission ignored the legislative intent of a bill that become law in 2011.<\/p>\n You can catch up on our past coverage HERE.<\/p>\n