Honest Pint Act Passes the Oregon House

The Honest Pint Bill passed another hurdle, making it out of the Oregon House. Now it's on to the Senate. The news was picked up by several outlets, including the Oregonian, who was on the case the same day the bill passed

"It's a little past 10:30 here, but it's 5 o'clock somewhere," said Rep. Jules Bailey, D-Portland, in opening his pitch on the floor.

The vote was 34-26. Critics argued businesses could do this on their own. They don't want state agencies spending time on this and anyway, isn't the economy tanking out there?

Rep. Nick Kahl, D-Portland, put his own spin on that kind of thinking.

"Our state faces serious problems and we're dealing with this bill," -- wait for it, wait for it -- "because now more than ever, Oregonians deserve a full 16 ounces.".

KGW also has a story up, quoting liberally from my blog, Beervana. As here:

“It's a camel's nose issue ... It establishes in the consumers' mind the issue and causes them to expect something more,” Alworth wrote on his blog, Beervana .

Finally, the Statesman-Journal ran a small piece as well.