SB 1740: Craft Brewing
GENERAL BILL by Truenow
Craft Brewing; Authorizing a licensed craft brewery to conduct tastings and sales of malt beverages at certain events; deleting a requirement that manufacturers and brewers file a surety bond with the division; revising a requirement for certain manufacturers to pay a specified license tax; authorizing contract brewers to transfer malt beverages to contracting brewers’ facilities up to a specified amount, etc.
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/9/2026 Senate • Filed
1/16/2026 Senate • Referred to Regulated Industries; Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government; Rules
1/22/2026 Senate • Introduced
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SB 1740, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/9/2026 at 5:02 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1537 Beverage Law Albert Similar Last Action: 1/15/2026 H Now in Industries & Professional Activities Subcommittee 
Citations - Statutes (6)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 561.221 Licensing of manufacturers and distributors as vendors and of vendors as manufacturers; conditions and limitations. Page 3 (pdf) 561.37 Bond for payment of taxes. Page 3 (pdf) 563.02 License fees; vendors; manufacturers and distributors. Page 5 (pdf) 563.042 Page 6 (pdf) 563.06 Malt beverages; imprint on individual container; size of containers; exemptions. Page 9 (pdf) 563.13 Florida brewery directional signs; fees. Page 11 (pdf)