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WV SB875

Bill

Status

Engrossed

4/1/2025

Primary Sponsor

Joey Garcia

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows brewers, brewpubs, and resident brewers to create private label nonintoxicating beer or craft beer for Class A licensees (on-premise consumption license holders) exclusively for one-time commemorative events such as business anniversaries

  • Requires private labels to be registered and approved by the commissioner before the beer can be sold, and prohibits designs that encourage intemperance or appeal to persons under 21

  • Limits private label beer purchases to a maximum of 25 cases (24 bottles/cans each) annually, with the entire production purchased by a single Class A licensee

  • Mandates that existing beer brands with private labels be sold at regular posted prices with no discounts offered to the purchasing licensee

  • Establishes the private label provision as effective July 1, 2025, with a sunset date of July 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Relating to container labeling of nonintoxicating beer and nonintoxicating craft beer

Alcoholic Liquors and Beers

Last Action

Markup Discussion

4/7/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary4/2/2025
Judiciary3/21/2025

Full Bill Text

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