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Relating to prohibited conduct of a brewer with regard to wholesaler agreements
Sponsored by the House Commerce Committee
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 10, 2024
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 10, 2024
- Done: House committeeJanuary 30, 2024
- Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 21, 202497–0
- Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the SenateFebruary 26, 202445–1
- Done: To the GovernorApril 19, 2024
- Done: Signed into lawApril 19, 2024
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What’s in it
AI summary Brewers cannot force wholesalers to use specific online shopping platforms or make unfair rules about using them. If a wholesaler does use a brewer's online platform, the brewer is not allowed to see information about what other competing products the retailer is selling. Any wholesaler harmed by these rules can take the brewer to court.1
Read the official explanation
This bill prohibits a brewer from requiring a wholesaler to assent to any unreasonable requirement, condition, understanding, or term of an agreement prohibiting the wholesaler from utilizing, or requiring the wholesaler to utilize, a business-to-business electronic commerce platform offered by a brewer. If a wholesaler utilizes a business-to-business electronic commerce platform offered by a brewer, the bill prohibits the brewer from requesting or receiving any information related to a class “A” or special class “A” beer permittee’s sale of competitive products on the platform. A brewer that violates the provisions of the bill is subject to civil action by the aggrieved party pursuant to Code section 123A.9.
House subcommittee
Named January 10, 2024 (as HSB 540). On January 24, 2024 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-1.
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