After a hearing in the House Economic Matters Committee that lasted several hours and featured dozens of brewers, elected officials, and other stakeholders who testified in support of Franchot's bill, the committee voted 17–4 to reject the comptroller's legislation. After learning of the bill's defeat, Franchot once again lambasted legislators by saying, "The corporate beer lobbyists did their job and got their money's worth… Our independent craft brewers ... have once again received the message that our state's leaders are fundamentally hostile to their line of work."