Commission votes to remove small winery from bundle; micro-distillery credit moved toward repeal
The commission split a bundle covering small brewer/winery/distillery credits—members voted to remove the small winery credit from the bundle and later approved a motion to repeal the micro-distillery credit; the small brewer credit remained under consideration.
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LBO staff summarized the credit for small brewers as an Alcoholic Beverage tax credit (adopted 1985; no sunset) with an estimated FY26 revenue loss of about $1.7 million. "The objective of the credit for small brewers to promote development and survivors among small brewers," Chris Larsen told the commission. Members debated whether related credits should be bundled for voting; one member moved to remove the small winery credit from the bundled vote and the motion carried on a roll call.
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