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HB581 • 2025

Georgia Craft Brewery Innovation and Survival Act; enact

Georgia Craft Brewery Innovation and Survival Act; enact

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Sponsor
Hagan, Leesa
Last action
2025-02-26
Official status
House Second Readers
Effective date
Not listed

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Georgia Craft Brewery Innovation and Survival Act

This law updates rules for making, moving, and selling beer in Georgia to help small breweries operate.

What This Bill Does

  • Updates state laws about how malt beverages are made, moved around, and sold.
  • Allows brewers to sell or donate the beer they make if they follow certain rules.
  • Lets brewpubs give their beer directly to some charity events without selling it first.
  • Removes daily limits on sales of beer meant for people to drink away from the shop.
  • Permits small breweries to sell a limited amount of their beer at wholesale prices.
  • Sets rules for paying taxes when brewers donate beer.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Manufacturers and makers of malt beverages (brewers) in Georgia
  • Brewpubs that make and serve beer on site
  • Charitable events receiving donated beer

Limits and Unknowns

  • The official text does not list specific dates for when these new rules will start.
  • Details about exactly which charitable events qualify are mentioned but not fully described in the summary.

Bill History

  1. 2025-02-26 Georgia General Assembly

    House Second Readers

Official Summary Text

Georgia Craft Brewery Innovation and Survival Act; enact