Please join the Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association and Minnesota Municipal Beverage Association for our Legislative Day at the Capitol.
Your voice is influential, needed, and critical in supporting Minnesota’s smart and balanced alcohol regulations that affect our industry. We’ll start the day with a legislative briefing providing up-to-the-minute information, then meet individually with your specific state legislators. Upon your registration, our team will schedule individual appointments with your specific House and Senate members on your behalf.
Click here to register, it’s FREE for MLBA and MMBA Members.
Schedule for Monday, February 10, 2025
- 10:30 AM: Legislative Briefing in the L’Etoile du Nord Vault at Minnesota State Capitol), 75 Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard., St Paul, MN 55155
- 12:00 PM: Lunch (Boxed sandwich lunch from Keys Cafe provided, additional options available for purchase from the Capitol’s Cafe)
- 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Individual in-person legislative meetings and various speakers
- 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM: Tasting reception with political and industry leaders at the Radisson – Capitol Ridge (walking distance from the Capitol)
There is NO cost for those participating in Legislative Day. We strongly urge you, friends, co-workers, and employees to participate. Our team will schedule individual appointments with your specific state legislators on your behalf and will notify you of the timing and details to join your meetings.
Photos from the 2024 Event:
The annual Legislative Day at the Capitol for the Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association and Minnesota Municipal Beverage Association was held on a sunny warm winter day on Monday, February 26, 2024.
Attendees met in the basement of the historic State Capitol building where a legislative briefing was held by members of our Government Relations team. Issues this year were focused on but not limited to:
- A bill to get rid of 3.2 beer and let anyone with a 3.2 license sell any strength beer.
- A bill that would make all retailers become redemption centers for bottles and cans deposits.
- A bill that would modify the Paid Family and Medical Leave insurance definitions and premium rates as well as allowing small employers to voluntarily participate.
- A bill that would remove the prohibition on banning merchant bags and another would permit persons that are 17 years of age to serve alcoholic beverages.
- Plus many more issues and concerns for us during this 2024 Legislative Session.