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89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2524: Relating to beverage containers control provisions, including handling fees, refund value, applicability to certain beverages, and acceptance of beverage containers, and providing penalties

Became HF 2571 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to the beverage containers control law, also known as the bottle bill. 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 adds cents per eligible container to the sale price. When a dealer sells beverages in eligible containers to a consumer, the dealer adds the 5-cent deposit to the sale price of each beverage container.

Sponsors

Commerce committee

Cost

See the fiscal note

0 FTE Environmental Specialist positions required to maintain the databases required in the Bill as amended and to address violations of Iowa Code chapter 455C. 5 FTE position for an Attorney 2 position for the legal enforcement of administrative orders and a …

House subcommittee · named March 17, 2022

  • Rep. Brian K. Lohse (R) · brian.lohse@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Lee Hein (R)
  • Rep. Charles Isenhart (D)
  • Rep. Amy Nielsen (D) · amy.nielsen@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Carter F. Nordman (R) · carter.nordman@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 16 for, 16 against

For: Casey's General Stores; Doll Distributing; Exceptional Persons, Inc.; FUELIowa (PMCI); Fareway Stores, Inc.; Hope Haven Area Development Center; Hy-Vee, Inc.; Imagine the Possibilities; Iowa Association of Community Providers; Iowa Beverage Association; Iowa Grocery Industry Association; Iowa Retail Federation; and 4 more

Against: Anheuser Busch; Arconic (Formerly Alcoa); Cleaner Iowa, Inc.; Doll Distributing; FUELIowa (PMCI); Fareway Stores, Inc.; Iowa Annual Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa Behavioral Health Association (IBHA); Iowa Beverage Association; Iowa Brewers Guild; Iowa Environmental Health Association; Iowa Grocery Industry Association; and 4 more

In plain words

  1. February 23, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means committee
  2. March 2, 2022House subcommittee named: Lohse, Isenhart and Nordman
  3. March 17, 2022House subcommittee named: Lohse, Hein, Isenhart, Nielsen and Nordman
  4. March 22, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
  5. March 22, 2022Approved by the House committee
  6. March 23, 2022Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2571
  7. April 12, 2022Withdrawn

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF2524