HF 677: Relating to native winery and native brewery retail alcohol licenses

What it does

This bill creates a new special class “C” retail native wine license which can be obtained by a person engaged in the business of manufacturing native wine. The license authorizes the holder to sell native wine purchased from a native winery holding a class “A” wine permit and beer from class “A” beer permittees and class “B” and class “E” retail alcohol licensees only at retail for consumption on or off the premises. A person holding the new special class “C” retail native wine license is also allowed to make sales of native wine in a container other than the original container only if certain requirements related to transferring the wine and sealing the container are met.

Senate subcommittee · named April 18, 2023

• Sen. Carrie Koelker (R) · carrie.koelker@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. William A. Dotzler Jr. (D) · bill.dotzler@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Brewers Guild; Iowa Wine Growers Association

In plain words

1. March 21, 2023Filed in the House
2. April 11, 2023Passed the House, 98–0
3. April 12, 2023Arrived in the Senate
4. April 18, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Koelker, Dotzler and Driscoll
5. April 24, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
6. May 3, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
7. May 4, 2023Passed the Senate, 47–2
8. May 9, 2023Sent to the Governor
9. June 1, 2023Signed into law