HB 1537: Beverage Law
GENERAL BILL by Albert
Beverage Law; Authorizes contract brewers to transfer malt beverages to contracting brewers' facilities; provides that title to malt beverages remains with contract brewer until malt beverages are removed from licensed premises; requires licensed manufacturers that wish to engage in contract brewing to notify division; requires such licensed manufacturers to make full & complete report to division by certain date; requires that entity seeking to become host brewer or guest brewer for alternating proprietorship brewing first qualify as brewer with National Revenue Center; requires that guest brewer's malt beverages be separate & identifiable from malt beverages of all other tenants at host brewer's licensed premises; requires guest brewer to make full & complete report of specified information to division; provides that title to malt beverages remains with guest brewer; prohibits manufacturers or vendors from engaging in contract brewing or alternating proprietorship brewing.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/9/2026 House • Filed
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HB 1537, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/9/2026 at 7:01 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1740 Craft Brewing Truenow Similar Last Action: 1/9/2026 S Filed 
Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 561.221 Licensing of manufacturers and distributors as vendors and of vendors as manufacturers; conditions and limitations. Page 3 (pdf) 561.37 Bond for payment of taxes. Page 4 (pdf) 563.02 License fees; vendors; manufacturers and distributors. Page 6 (pdf) 563.042 Page 6 (pdf)