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.

Current Bill Version Posted: 1/9/2026 07:01 PM

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 1740 by Truenow Craft Brewing Last Action: 3/13/2026 S Died in Regulated Industries	Similar

• Citations - Statute (4)

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  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)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/9/2026	H	• Filed
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/15/2026	H	• Referred to Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee • Referred to State Administration Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee
  3/13/2026	H	• Died in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee