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HB 499: Beverage Law

GENERAL BILL by Yeager

Beverage Law; Authorizes the transferring of malt beverages & other alcoholic beverages to licensed facility; authorizes craft breweries to sell & deliver certain number of barrels of malt beverages to licensed vendor; authorizes craft breweries to conduct tastings & sales of malt beverages at specified events; requires Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco of DBPR to issue permit for such events; authorizes craft breweries that deliver malt beverages to transport such beverages; provides for distribution agreement between beer distributor & craft brewery; provides for territory representation by distributors who enter into distribution agreements; requires craft brewery to repurchase its product upon termination of distribution agreement; requires arbitration of specified disputes; authorizes transfer of beer or malt beverages between contract brewer & contracting brewer in specified amount pursuant to contract brewing agreement; provides that licensed manufacturer seeking to engage in contract brewing must meet certain requirements; requires specified qualification & submitting of certain information before engaging in alternating proprietorship brewing.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 2/19/2025 House - Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/10/2025 House • Filed
    2/19/2025 House • Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
    • Referred to State Administration Budget Subcommittee
    • Referred to Commerce Committee
    • Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee

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  • HB 499, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/10/2025 at 11:57 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    561.01 Definitions. Page 4 (pdf)
    561.221 Licensing of manufacturers and distributors as vendors and of vendors as manufacturers; conditions and limitations. Page 4 (pdf)
    561.37 Bond for payment of taxes. Page 7 (pdf)
    561.5101 Come-to-rest requirement; exceptions; penalties. Page 10 (pdf)
    561.57 Deliveries by licensees. Page 10 (pdf)
    563.02 License fees; vendors; manufacturers and distributors. Page 11 (pdf)
    563.022 Relations between beer distributors and manufacturers. Page 12 (pdf)
    563.023 Page 12 (pdf)
    563.042 Page 22 (pdf)

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