BEER – Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding brewers’ licenses.
This Idaho bill (H 276) revises beer licensing rules to allow small brewers producing under 30,000 barrels annually to sell directly to consumers at their brewery or one remote retail location without needing a separate wholesaler license. It updates definitions for "contractee brewer" and "contractor brewer" to clarify their relationship when producing below the 30,000-barrel threshold. The law also makes technical corrections to recordkeeping requirements for wholesalers and warehouses. These changes primarily affect small craft breweries seeking direct-to-consumer sales options within Idaho. The bill became law on March 19, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Feb 19, 2025
Signed Mar 20, 2025
Floor votes · House Feb 28, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
3
Mar 20, 2025
Signed into law
Reported Signed by Governor on March 19, 2025 Session Law Chapter 112 Effective: 03/19/2025
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President; returned to House
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time in full – PASSED - 19-12-4AYES – Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke, Blaylock, Cook, Den Hartog, Goodrich(Rabe), Guthrie, Harris, Lakey, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Wintrow, WoodwardNAYS – Burtenshaw, Carlson, Foreman, Grow, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lenney, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Zito, ZuiderveldAbsent and excused – Adams, Galloway, Lent, Ward-EngelkingFloor Sponsor - ToewsTitle apvd - to House
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time; referred to: State Affairs
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read Third Time in Full – PASSED - 37-31-2AYES – Achilles, Alfieri, Barbieri, Berch, Boyle, Cannon, Cheatum, Clow, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Galaviz, Gannon, Handy, Healey, Hill, Holtzclaw, Horman, Mathias, Mickelsen, Miller, Monks, Nelsen, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Raybould, Raymond, Rubel, Sauter, Shirts, Weber, Wheeler, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – Andrus, Beiswenger, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cayler, Church, Ehlers, Erickson, Furniss, Garner, Harris, Hawkins, Hostetler, Leav
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
Reported Printed and Referred to State Affairs
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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