88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026
SF 494: Relating to the applicability of beverage containers control provisions, refund value for beverage containers, and handling fees
Died when the session ended · The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
Current law limits beverage containers subject to beverage containers control deposit and refund provisions to any sealed glass, plastic, or metal bottle, can, jar, or carton holding wine, alcoholic liquor, beer, mineral water, soda water, and carbonated soft drinks. When a distributor sells beverages in eligible containers to a dealer, the distributor attaches an extra cents per eligible container to the sale price. When a dealer sells beverages in eligible containers to a consumer, the dealer passes on the 5-cent deposit to the sale price.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named March 12, 2019
- Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Claire Celsi (D)
- Sen. Mark Segebart (R)
Lobbying · 1 for, 1 against
For: Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club
Against: Wine Institute
In plain words
- March 6, 2019Filed in the Senate and sent to the Natural Resources and Environment committee
- March 12, 2019Senate subcommittee named: Shipley, Celsi and Segebart
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Tuesday, November 10, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/SF494