Providing for the direct shipment of beer, and including effective date provisions

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedJanuary 31, 2024
Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 1, 2024
Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
Next: Passes the Senate
Next: House committee
Next: Passes the House
Next: To the Governor
Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary People in Iowa will be allowed to have beer shipped directly to them. To do this, businesses must apply for a special license and pay a $25 annual fee. These businesses must also pay a tax on every barrel of beer they ship.¹

Read the official explanation

This bill allows for the direct shipment of beer within the state.147 provides for the direct shipment of beer and provides for a beer direct shipper license. Provisions governing the direct shipment of wine and the wine direct shipper permit are generally made applicable to the new Code section providing for the direct shipment of beer. The bill provides for application requirements and establishes the annual fee for the license as $25. The bill also provides that a licensee under the new Code section shall pay the barrel tax on beer subject to direct shipment at the rate specified for beer sold in the state. 136, concerning report of barrel sales, are made applicable to beer subject to direct shipment.188, providing for a wine carrier permit, is amended to provide for the direct shipment of beer as provided by the bill. The bill takes effect January 1, 2025.

Full bill text²

Senate subcommittee

Named February 1, 2024. It hasn’t reported yet.

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§123.147

Amends§123.136 §123.137 §123.187 §123.188 §123.32 §123.39 §123.46A

How the Code works³

Lobbying

3 for · 2 against · 4 undecided · Who →

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