{"id":38431,"date":"2025-04-10T10:06:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T16:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=38431"},"modified":"2025-04-10T10:06:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T16:06:41","slug":"microdistillery-craft-brewery-expansion-bill-approved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=38431","title":{"rendered":"Microdistillery, craft brewery expansion bill approved"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nebraska microdistilleries and craft breweries will have greater flexibility to grow their businesses under a bill given final approval April 10.<\/p>\n

\"Sen.
Sen. Dan Quick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LB113, introduced by Grand Island Sen. Dan Quick, increases the amount of alcohol that a holder of a microdistillery license can self-distribute to retail licensees in Nebraska from 500 gallons to 3,500 gallons.<\/p>\n

The bill also increases the number of licensed premises and retail locations a craft brewery or microdistillery licensee is permitted to operate from five to eight physical locations.<\/p>\n

LB113 contains a stipulation that if any section or part of a section of the measure is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the ruling will not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions.<\/p>\n

The measure also includes provisions of LB186, sponsored by Norfolk Sen. Robert Dover, which make a number of changes to existing law regarding entertainment district licenses.<\/p>\n

Those provisions stipulate that alcohol consumption in an entertainment district commons area may occur only during the hours authorized for on-premise alcohol sales and while food service is available in the commons area or from at least one holder of an entertainment district license.<\/p>\n

The provisions also create a new, separate definition of commons area for licensees in villages, first and second class cities and unincorporated portions of a county. The definition of commons area for primary and metropolitan class cities remains unchanged.<\/p>\n

The new definition for smaller communities does not require that an area be completely closed to vehicular traffic when used as a commons area and allows carrying of open alcohol while crossing a street or highway at a designated crosswalk.<\/p>\n

LB113 passed on a vote of 33-13.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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