2025 Senate Bill 513

Liquor: other; definition of brand; modify.

A bill to amend 1998 PA 58, entitled “Michigan liquor control code of 1998,” by amending section 105 (MCL 436.1105), as amended by 2022 PA 226, and by adding section 604.

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Senate Bills 512–514 of 2025 update Michigan’s liquor laws by expanding definitions, permitting the sale of nonalcoholic beer in tasting rooms, revising the craft beverage council’s structure and grant programs, clarifying festival and promotional rules, and reinforcing the three-tier distribution system; clarifying and expanding definitions of branding and brand extensions for alcoholic beverages, preserving existing distribution rights, and requiring specific wholesaler appointments for multi-branded products, contingent on the passage of a related bill; and creating a refundable tax credit for beverage container distributors starting in 2026 to encourage recycling and environmental sustainability, with all measures dependent on related legislative actions.

Introduced in the Senate

Sept. 3, 2025

Introduced by Sen. Roger Hauck (R-34) and 11 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Joseph Bellino (R-16), Mallory McMorrow (D-8), Paul Wojno (D-10), Sam Singh (D-28), Kevin Hertel (D-12), Sylvia Santana (D-2), Jon Bumstead (R-32), Dan Lauwers (R-25), Dayna Polehanki (D-5), Michael Webber (R-9) and John Damoose (R-37)

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Affairs