€ € € One Hundred Ninth Legislature - First Session - 2025 Introducer€s Statement of Intent LB33 € Chairperson: Senator Rick Holdcroft Committee: General Affairs Date of Hearing: February 3, 2025 € The following constitutes the reasons for this bill and the purposes which are sought to be accomplished thereby: LB 33 would remove nonalcoholic beer from regulation under the Nebraska Liquor Control Act. Nonalcoholic beer is defined as beer containing less than 0.5% alcohol, consistent with federal definitions and regulations.€ € AM 23 would further remove all other nonalcoholic beverages from regulation under the Act, including nonalcoholic wines and seltzers, if they contain less than 0.5% alcohol.€€ € € Principal Introducer:________________________________ Senator Megan Hunt - 1 -