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Rolling off a successful 2024 General Assembly session, we look ahead to our plans for the remaining eight months: Emerging leaders, evolving an old tax, and standing up for the wholesale tier.
We sit down with the NBWA’s David Christman, a more than 20-year veteran of the National Beer Wholesalers Association who today manages state-level affairs for the association and is a main point of contact for state wholesaler associations. They discuss a number of issues impacting every tier of the Three Tier system, from “crossover” brands (a la hard sodas and teas) to post-COVID direct-to-consumer regulations, craft beer challenges, the rise of canned cocktails and Virginia’s new self-distribution system for brewers.
By Phil Boykin, VBWA President & CEO There are nearly 800 bills still awaiting final action with just a few days before the General Assembly is scheduled to adjourn, or "Sine Die." The single biggest issue hanging over the General Assembly: Virginia's budget. The House of Delegates and Senate budget negotiators were expected to meet [...]
By Phil Boykin, VBWA President & CEO Last week was the critical "crossover" deadline, when all bills must move out of the chamber of origination, and the House and Senate can only act on the other side's bills. Of the 2,815 bills introduced this session, 1,340 remain. It was a busy week, with long days [...]
By Phil Boykin, VBWA President & CEO The General Assembly this week hits its procedural halfway point known as "crossover," the deadline when all bills have to be out of the chamber of origination and move to the other chamber for debate. As a result, the last week forced committees to act on bills where [...]
Members of the Virginia Beer Wholesalers Association meet with House of Delegates Speaker Don Scott (D-Portsmouth) at the 2024 VBWA Day on the Hill on Feb. 8. Virginia's beer wholesalers descended on Richmond this week for their annual Day on the Hill. Most years, distributors advocate for or express their opposition to [...]
By Phil Boykin, VBWA President & CEO The General Assembly is in full swing as they prepare for the last full week before the critical "crossover" deadline when all bills have to be out of the chamber of origination. The budget is also starting to come more into focus as the House and Senate prepare [...]
The 2024 General Assembly Session gaveled in this week for a "long," 60-day session. It will be a historic time, with the Democrats electing the first African American Speaker in the Commonwealth. Speaker Don Scott (D-Portsmouth) taking the gavel reflects the most diverse General Assembly ever elected. Due to retirements, redistricting, and primary challenges, there [...]
An unprecedented election season is in full swing in the Commonwealth. With all 140 seats up for grabs, the political landscape made for a busy summer at VBWA.
July 2023 Update: The VBWA and our ABC counsel, Kevin McNally, spent much of the spring writing comments that were sent to the TTB. These comments align with our state peers and the national association; a copy was emailed to VBWA members at the beginning of July.
Rolling off a successful 2024 General Assembly session, we look ahead to our plans for the remaining eight months: Emerging leaders, evolving an old tax, and standing up for the wholesale tier.
We sit down with the NBWA’s David Christman, a more than 20-year veteran of the National Beer Wholesalers Association who today manages state-level affairs for the association and is a main point of contact for state wholesaler associations. They discuss a number of issues impacting every tier of the Three Tier system, from “crossover” brands (a la hard sodas and teas) to post-COVID direct-to-consumer regulations, craft beer challenges, the rise of canned cocktails and Virginia’s new self-distribution system for brewers.
By Phil Boykin, VBWA President & CEO There are nearly 800 bills still awaiting final action with just a few days before the General Assembly is scheduled to adjourn, or "Sine Die." The single biggest issue hanging over the General Assembly: Virginia's budget. The House of Delegates and Senate budget negotiators were expected to meet [...]
By Phil Boykin, VBWA President & CEO Last week was the critical "crossover" deadline, when all bills must move out of the chamber of origination, and the House and Senate can only act on the other side's bills. Of the 2,815 bills introduced this session, 1,340 remain. It was a busy week, with long days [...]
By Phil Boykin, VBWA President & CEO The General Assembly this week hits its procedural halfway point known as "crossover," the deadline when all bills have to be out of the chamber of origination and move to the other chamber for debate. As a result, the last week forced committees to act on bills where [...]
Members of the Virginia Beer Wholesalers Association meet with House of Delegates Speaker Don Scott (D-Portsmouth) at the 2024 VBWA Day on the Hill on Feb. 8. Virginia's beer wholesalers descended on Richmond this week for their annual Day on the Hill. Most years, distributors advocate for or express their opposition to [...]
By Phil Boykin, VBWA President & CEO The General Assembly is in full swing as they prepare for the last full week before the critical "crossover" deadline when all bills have to be out of the chamber of origination. The budget is also starting to come more into focus as the House and Senate prepare [...]
The 2024 General Assembly Session gaveled in this week for a "long," 60-day session. It will be a historic time, with the Democrats electing the first African American Speaker in the Commonwealth. Speaker Don Scott (D-Portsmouth) taking the gavel reflects the most diverse General Assembly ever elected. Due to retirements, redistricting, and primary challenges, there [...]
An unprecedented election season is in full swing in the Commonwealth. With all 140 seats up for grabs, the political landscape made for a busy summer at VBWA.
July 2023 Update: The VBWA and our ABC counsel, Kevin McNally, spent much of the spring writing comments that were sent to the TTB. These comments align with our state peers and the national association; a copy was emailed to VBWA members at the beginning of July.
