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Providing for the direct shipment of beer, levying a barrel tax, providing fees, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions
Sponsored by the House State Government Committee, Rep. Megan Jones (R)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 15, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 23, 2025
- Done: House committeeFebruary 19, 2025
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, 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 Certain beer makers can now get a permit to ship beer directly to people living in Iowa or to people in other states. To do this, they must pay a yearly fee and follow the same rules that wine shippers already use. This change also requires these businesses to pay specific taxes on the beer they ship.1
Read the official explanation
This bill allows for the direct shipment of beer.147 provides for the direct shipment of beer to any person within this state, or from this state to any person outside the state if also authorized pursuant to the laws of that jurisdiction, and provides for a beer direct shipper permit. A class “A” beer permittee who holds a federal brewer’s notice may apply for a beer direct shipper permit. Provisions governing the direct shipment of wine and the wine direct shipper permit are generally made applicable to the direct shipment of beer. 187 does not authorize the permittee to ship wine to persons out of state. The bill provides for application requirements and establishes a $25 annual fee for the permit. The bill also provides that a permittee under the bill shall pay the barrel tax on beer subject to direct shipment at the rate specified for beer sold in the state.136, concerning reporting 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, 2026.
House subcommittee
Named February 26, 2025. On March 11, 2025 it recommended passage.
- Rep. Megan Jones REmail
- Rep. Scheetz
- Rep. Michael V. Sexton R
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
Iowa Code it changes
Creates§123.147
Amends§123.136§123.137§123.173C§123.187§123.188§123.32§123.35§123.39§123.46A
Lobbying
4 for · 6 against · 10 undecided · Who →
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Tried before
This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.
- HF 260 Providing for the direct shipment of beer and including effective date provisions90th General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage · similarCleared committee
- SF 2167 Providing for the direct shipment of beer, and including effective date provisions90th General Assembly · In committee · similarCleared committee
- SSB 3154 SSB 315490th General Assembly · In committee · similarCleared committee
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