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Committee backs bill to protect wholesalers’ choice of e‑commerce platforms, clarify successor‑brewer rules
Summary
Senate Bill 2136 was given a unanimous do‑pass recommendation after testimony that it would protect wholesalers' independence from manufacturer pressure over e‑commerce platforms, shield confidential financial details from suppliers, and clarify successor‑brewer rules to cover purchasers that are not traditional brewers.
The Senate Committee on Industry and Business voted unanimously to give Senate Bill 2136 a do‑pass recommendation after hearing industry testimony that the bill protects wholesaler independence and clarifies successor‑brewer law.
Lobbyists and wholesalers told the committee manufacturers have begun to press wholesalers to use or avoid specific e‑commerce platforms, a practice they said can undermine the separate, independent three‑tier distribution system. "Mandating or prohibiting the use of a specific platform undermines wholesaler independence," Dennis Patherath, a lobbyist for the North Dakota Beer Distributors…
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