Bill Text: IA HF459 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act concerning native distilled spirits listed and sold by the department of revenue.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-26 - Subcommittee Meeting: 03/05/2025 8:15AM House Lounge. [HF459 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-HF459-Introduced.html
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Introduced
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BY
JONES
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
concerning
native
distilled
spirits
listed
and
sold
by
1
the
department
of
revenue.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
123.10,
subsection
3,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
3.
Regulating
the
purchase
of
alcoholic
liquor
generally
3
and
the
furnishing
of
the
liquor
to
class
“E”
retail
alcohol
4
licensees
under
this
chapter
,
and
determining
the
classes,
5
varieties,
and
brands
of
alcoholic
liquors
to
be
kept
in
state
6
warehouses.
However,
the
director
shall
not
delist
a
native
7
distillery’s
native
distilled
spirits
based
solely
on
a
failure
8
to
meet
sales
guidelines
once
the
director
determines
to
list
9
the
native
distillery’s
native
distilled
spirits.
10
EXPLANATION
11
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
12
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
13
Under
current
law,
the
director
of
revenue
(director)
14
has
authority
to
regulate
the
purchase
of
alcoholic
liquor
15
generally
and
to
determine
the
classes,
varieties,
and
brands
16
of
alcoholic
liquors
to
be
kept
in
state
warehouses.
The
17
department
of
revenue
(department)
is
the
sole
wholesaler
of
18
all
brands
and
types
of
alcoholic
liquor,
including
native
19
distilled
spirits,
sold
in
the
state.
Native
distilleries
are
20
businesses
with
operating
stills
located
in
the
state
that
21
produce
and
manufacture
native
distilled
spirits.
Native
22
distilled
spirits
may
be
purchased
through
a
bailment
system
23
by
the
department,
then
listed
and
sold
to
class
“E”
retail
24
alcohol
licensees.
Class
“E”
retail
alcohol
licensees
sell
25
alcoholic
beverages
for
off-premises
consumption
to
individuals
26
and
sell
at
wholesale
to
class
“C”
retail
alcohol
licensees
for
27
resale
to
individuals
for
on-premises
consumption.
28
This
bill
limits
the
director’s
authority
to
delist
a
native
29
distillery’s
native
distilled
spirits
based
solely
on
a
failure
30
to
meet
sales
guidelines
once
the
director
determines
to
list
31
and
sell
the
native
distillery’s
native
distilled
spirits
in
32
the
state
to
class
“E”
retail
alcohol
licensees.
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