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HF 459Died when the session ended · February 18, 2025

Concerning native distilled spirits listed and sold by the department of revenue

Sponsored by Rep. Megan Jones (R)

Topics:Alcohol, cannabis & gamingState government

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 18, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 24, 2025
  3. Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
  4. Next: Passes the House
  5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

Under current law, the director of revenue (director) has authority to regulate the purchase of alcoholic liquor generally and to determine the classes, varieties, and brands of alcoholic liquors to be kept in state warehouses. The department of revenue (department) is the sole wholesaler of all brands and types of alcoholic liquor, including native distilled spirits, sold in the state. Native distilleries are businesses with operating stills located in the state that produce and manufacture native distilled spirits.

Read the full explanation

Native distilled spirits may be purchased through a bailment system by the department, then listed and sold to class “E” retail alcohol licensees. Class “E” retail alcohol licensees sell alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption to individuals and sell at wholesale to class “C” retail alcohol licensees for resale to individuals for on-premises consumption. This bill limits the director’s authority to delist a native distillery’s native distilled spirits based solely on a failure to meet sales guidelines once the director determines to list and sell the native distillery’s native distilled spirits in the state to class “E” retail alcohol licensees.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

House subcommittee

Named February 24, 2025. Meeting: Wednesday, March 5 · 8:15 AM · House Lounge.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§123.10

Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works

Lobbying

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