According
to Committee Chairman Hugh Crawford (R-Novi), legislation providing for
significant reforms to Michigan’s growing micro-brewing industry will be heard
before the House Regulatory Reform Committee shortly following the
Legislature’s return to session.
There
appears to be consensus among interested parties relative to the content of the
three bills, House Bills 4709,
4710,
and 4711,
introduced by Representatives Kevin Cotter (R-Mt. Pleasant), Peter MacGregor
(R-Cannon Township), and Andy Schor (D-Lansing), respectively.
The
three-bill package attempts to modernize archaic restrictions governing the
Craft Beer Industry. HB 4709 would allow a micro-brewery to grow past the
current 30,000 barrel restriction, HB 4710 would allow for a brewpub owner to
own a total of six brewpubs, three more than current law allows, and HB 4711
would allow the state’s largest breweries to open more than one restaurant.
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