New Privileges and Requirements for Washington State Producers

November 19, 2015

By Business & Taxation Law Practice Group In 2015, the Washington legislature passed a number of new laws that allow groceries, on-premises licensees, microbreweries, and wineries to exercise additional privileges. All of the following laws are now in effect: Growlers in Grocery (SSB 5280): Grocery store licensees that meet minimum alcohol sales or inventory requirements …

Craft Beverage Regulatory Reform Bill Reaches 126 Co-Sponsors in House

November 11, 2015

By Business & Taxation Law Practice Group In the last few weeks, the Craft Beverage Reform and Modernization Act of 2015 and its companion bill in the House have seen its list of co-sponsors grow longer. An additional 16 House members signed on as co-sponsors of the bill just in the last three weeks—bringing the …