The Senate passed the measure 18-14 Thursday, a tight vote and the minimum needed to send it to the House.
Sponsor Senator Eric Schmitt says the bill would help consumers and the beer industry because it could mean more refrigerators to store cold ales.
Craft brewers say it could give an unfair advantage to larger breweries, such as St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch.
Jeff Schrag, founder of the Springfield-based Mother’s Brewing Company, says craft breweries can’t afford to buy coolers to lease. He says that could give big breweries more opportunities to get store space for their products.
A regional Anheuser-Busch official said the bill would help the entire Missouri beer industry.