PCS for HB 499 — An Act Relating to Malt Beverages (2025)
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PCS for HB 499 (2025), a bill of the Florida House of Representatives relating to malt beverages. Section 1 adds a subsection to section 561.42, Florida Statutes, stating that a malt beverage manufacturer that produces less than 31,000 gallons of malt beverages within a calendar year may sell and deliver the malt beverages directly to vendors. Section 2 amends section 563.022, Florida Statutes, to let a manufacturer terminate, cancel, nonrenew, or discontinue a franchise agreement when the manufacturer produced less than 31,000 gallons of beer in the 12 months before the agreement's effective date and gives the required written notice. The new subsection applies to franchise agreements entered into on or after July 1, 2025.
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“PCS for HB 499 — An Act Relating to Malt Beverages (2025).”
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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
PCS for HB 499 2025
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to malt beverages; amending 561.42,
3 F.S.; allowing certain manufacturers to sell malt
4 beverages to vendors; amending s. 563.022, F.S.,
5 providing that a manufacturer may terminate, cancel,
6 nonrenew, or discontinue certain contracts under
7 certain conditions; providing that it only applies to
8 contracts entered into on a certain date; providing
9 that certain information is prima facie evidence;
10 providing an effective date.
11
12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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14 Section 1. Subsection (15) is added to section 561.42,
15 Florida Statutes, to read:
16 561.42 Tied house evil; financial aid and assistance to
17 vendor by manufacturer, distributor, importer, primary American
18 source of supply, brand owner or registrant, or any broker,
19 sales agent, or sales person thereof, prohibited; procedure for
20 enforcement; exception.—
21 (15) Nothing in this section or any other provision of the
22 Beverage Law shall prohibit a malt beverage manufacturer who
23 produces less than 31,000 gallons of malt beverages within a
24 calendar year from selling and delivering the malt beverages
25 produced by the manufacturer directly to vendors.
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26 Section 2. Subsections (12) through (21) are renumbered to
27 subsections (13) through (22) and subsection (12) of section
28 563.022, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
29 563.022 Relations between beer distributors and
30 manufacturers.—
31 (12)(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law relating to
32 franchise agreements or any other provision in this section, a
33 manufacturer may terminate, cancel, nonrenew, or discontinue a
34 franchise agreement when all of the following occur:
35 1. The manufacturer produced less than 31,000 gallons of
36 beer in the 12 months prior to the effective date of the
37 franchise agreement.
38 2. The manufacturer provides written notice of the
39 termination, cancellation, nonrenewal, or discontinuance of the
40 franchise agreement to the distributor not less than 24 months
41 before the effective date of the termination, cancellation,
42 nonrenewal, or discontinuance.
43 3. The manufacturer provides the written notice to the
44 distributor not less than 36 months after the effective date of
45 the agreement but not more than 38 months after the effective
46 date of the agreement.
47 (b) A franchise agreement that is terminated, cancelled,
48 nonrenewed, or discontinued under the provisions of this
49 subsection is not a violation of subsection (4), and a
50 manufacturer is not required to pay reasonable compensation to a
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51 distributor.
52 (c) At the request of a manufacturer, a manufacturer’s
53 yearly production amount may be determined by the division. A
54 determination by the division, when certified in writing, is
55 prima facie evidence of the amount of beer produced by a
56 manufacturer in a 12-month period. The division may adopt rules
57 for manufacturers to request written certification of the amount
58 of beer produced by a manufacturer in a given period. However, a
59 manufacturer may not make such request more than once in any 12-
60 month period. A determination by the division that a
61 manufacturer produces less than 31,000 gallons in a 12-month
62 period, is effective for 3 years.
63 (d) This subsection applies to all franchise agreements
64 entered into on or after July 1, 2025, and may not be waived by
65 any party in a franchise agreement.
66 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
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