A bill to amend 1967 PA 281, entitled “Income tax act of 1967,” (MCL 206.1 to 206.847) by adding sections 279 and 679.
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.
Co-sponsored by Sens.
Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Affairs
