Ohio House Takes on Franchise Reform

Dear Client:    Could the advocacy efforts of Ohio craft brewers effect some change this year? The Ohio House of Representatives has introduced a bill aimed at reforming the state’s nearly 50-year-old franchise law as a similar bill makes its way through the Senate. H.B. 306 was introduced in the House last week by Republican Reps. Brett Hillyer and Tim Barhorst and aims to exempt craft brewers who manufacture 250,000 barrels of beer or less from local franchise law. Advocates argue