SB 2284, the Brewer Taproom License bill, was passed by the ND House of Representatives on March 14th with a 92-0 vote in favor. Thanks to everyone who supported this bill and contacted their Representative for this bill.
It is now off to the Governor’s desk for him to sign the bill which he should due to the overwhelming support this bill has gotten in both the Senate and the House.
The North Dakota Senate Bill 2284 for a Brewer Taproom License has made it out of the House committee with a unanimous DO PASS recommendation and now it is off to the full House for a vote.
The full House vote will be on Thursday the 14th or Friday the 15th so contact your Representatives now!
More information on SB 2284 and how to find and contact your Representative and what to tell them is at the FMBeer SB 2284 page.
SB 2284, the Brewer Taproom License bill was approved by they whole Senate today with a 45-2 vote. On March 1st, the Senate bills like this one move to the ND House of Representatives so you can now start to contact your representatives and ask them to support this bill.
More info on the bill is at https://fmbeer.andersoncreativemn.com/sb2284/
The North Dakota Senate Bill 2284 for a Brewer Taproom License has made it out of committee with a unanimous DO PASS recommendation and now it is off to the full senate for a vote. The vote was ‘ Laid over one legislative day’ on Friday the 22nd so the full senate vote will come on Monday the 25th so contact your senators this weekend!
More information on SB 2284 and how to find and contact your senator and what to tell them is at the FMBeer SB 2284 page.
In committee, the bill was amended to allow the brewer to self distribute in the whole state of ND, not just within 150 miles of the brewery, and so that the brewer can sell their own beer off-sale so you can take home 12oz bottles up to 15 gallon kegs right from the brewery.
Senate Bull 2284 was introduced in the 2013 North Dakota Legislature to enact a new type of brewery license in North Dakota, which is being called a Brewer Taproom License. This new type of license will allow brewers to operate breweries with taprooms. This bill, if passed, will also allow your local brewery to deliver beer directly to local restaurants and liquor stores bypassing a wholesaler within a set limit of both quantity and range.
The ND Beer Distributors Association has come out in favor of these changes as it seems they under stand that giving small brewers the ability to self-distribute will result in larger breweries that will need their services. Their backing will definitely increase the chance that this bill passes.
This bill was amended in the Senate Industry, Business and Labor Committee so the license will allow the brewer to self distribute anywhere in the state of ND if they wish, not just with in a 150 mile range, plus they can sell their own beers off-sale in 12oz bottles to 15 gallon kegs.
The original text of the bill is available at:
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/63-2013/documents/13-0797-01000.pdf
A marked up version of the amended bill is at:
http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/63-2013/documents/13-0797-01002m.pdf
You can follow the status of SB 2284 on this link: http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/63-2013/bill-actions/ba2284.html
Not sure who to contact?
https://www.legis.nd.gov/lcn/assembly/constituentViews/public/findmylegislator.htm
Then click on names to find their contact information!
Not sure what to say?
Tell your local Senators and Representatives that you appreciate craft beer and want to support local business and that it would be awesome for them to vote in favor of local breweries and North Dakota small businesses!
Make sure that they know this bill has the backing of the North Dakota Beer Distributors Association!
Additional Information:
A note from Little Deep Brewing in Minot outlining the bill and what to do – link
The AP article about this bill with audio from involved parties in the Bismarck Tribune – link
FMBeer.com – Beer News for Fargo, Moorhead and beyond!