June 9th, 2011
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Author: MONTGOMERY, Alabama — A Capshaw lawmaker’s proposal to allow people to make certain brewed beverages at home was named the deadest bill of the 2011 legislative session, earning him the traditional “Shroud Award.”
On the last night of the regular session Thursday, the award, shaped like a coffin, was presented to Republican Rep. Mac McCutcheon for his bill to allow home breweries to make beer, mead, cider and wine. It was defeated in the House earlier this session on a 45-28 vote.
The resolution joked, “the hops cops stopped this brew party at the door.”
Asked to comment on the dubious distinction, McCutcheon said “cheers.”
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On the last night of the regular session Thursday, the award, shaped like a coffin, was presented to Republican Rep. Mac McCutcheon for his bill to allow home breweries to make beer, mead, cider and wine. It was defeated in the House earlier this session on a 45-28 vote.
The resolution joked, “the hops cops stopped this brew party at the door.”
Asked to comment on the dubious distinction, McCutcheon said “cheers.”
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