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Wednesday, February 22, 2006

Ind. Law - Madison winery owners to lobby against bill

The Madison Courier reports today, in a story by Donovan Estridge:

Owners of three Madison wineries will be in Indianapolis today lobbying against a bill that they say could harm if not kill their businesses.

House Bill 1190 would restrict small wineries such as Madison Vineyards, Thomas Family Winery and Lanthier Winery from directly shipping their product to customers. The House passed the bill 60-36. The Senate Commerce and Transportation Committee will have a hearing on the bill at 1:30 p.m. today.

“If the bill passes, it could kill small wineries,” Indiana Rep. Billy Bright, R- North Vernon, said. “I will protect small wineries.”

No report yet on the committee action.

[Update] Here is a report from WISH-TV mentioning a committee amendment, but it is totally unclear.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on February 22, 2006 04:49 PM
Posted to Indiana Law