Bill Text: IA SF401 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to sales of mixed drinks or cocktails for consumption off the premises and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SSB 1032.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-04-17 - Withdrawn. S.J. 813. [SF401 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF401-Introduced.html
Senate
File
401
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
401
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1032)
(COMPANION
TO
LSB
1194HV
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
COMMERCE)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
sales
of
mixed
drinks
or
cocktails
for
1
consumption
off
the
premises
and
including
effective
date
2
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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S.F.
401
Section
1.
Section
123.49,
subsection
2,
paragraph
d,
1
subparagraph
(4),
subparagraph
division
(a),
Code
2023,
is
2
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3
(a)
“Sealed
container”
means
a
vessel
,
including
a
4
substantial
or
sturdy
plastic
container
and
a
vacuum
or
5
heat-sealed
pouch,
containing
a
mixed
drink
or
cocktail
6
that
is
designed
to
prevent
consumption
without
removal
of
7
a
tamper-evident
lid,
cap,
or
seal.
“Sealed
container”
does
8
not
include
a
container
with
a
sipping
hole
or
other
opening
9
for
a
straw,
unless
the
hole
or
other
opening
includes
a
10
tamper-evident
seal,
but
a
straw
may
be
separately
provided
11
with
a
sealed
container
to
the
consumer
for
off-premises
12
consumption
a
cup
made
of
plastic
that
is
intended
for
one-time
13
use,
or
a
cup
made
of
paper
or
polystyrene
foam
.
14
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
15
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
16
EXPLANATION
17
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
18
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
19
This
bill
concerns
the
sale
of
mixed
drinks
or
cocktails
20
mixed
on
premises
covered
by
a
class
“C”
retail
alcohol
license
21
for
consumption
off
the
licensed
premises.
22
Current
law
allows
a
mixed
drink
or
cocktail
sold
in
a
23
sealed
container
to
not
be
considered
an
open
container
for
24
purposes
of
restrictions
on
drivers
and
passengers
possessing
a
25
receptacle
containing
an
alcoholic
beverage
in
a
motor
vehicle.
26
The
bill
modifies
the
definition
of
sealed
container
by
27
providing
that
a
cup
made
of
plastic
intended
for
one-time
use,
28
a
cup
made
of
paper
or
foam,
a
cup
with
a
hole
that
includes
29
a
tamper-evident
seal,
or
a
vacuum
or
heat-sealed
pouch,
is
30
not
considered
a
sealed
container.
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
31
enactment.
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