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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 994: Concerning quarterly reports on and payments of beer barrel and wine gallonage taxes, and including effective date provisions

Signed into law

What it does

Under current law, class “A” and special class “A” beer permit holders are required to submit barrel tax reports and payments to the department of revenue (department) on or before the 10th day of each month.89 for every 31-gallon barrel, and the fractional equivalent for a portion of a barrel, on all beer manufactured for sale and sold in this state at wholesale, all beer imported into this state for sale at wholesale and sold in this state at wholesale, and (for special class “A” beer permittees) all beer manufactured for consumption on the premises and all beer sold at retail at the manufacturing premises for consumption off the premises.

Sponsors

Ways and Means committee

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 27, 2025

  • Rep. Megan Jones (R) · megan.jones@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Scheetz
  • Rep. Michael V. Sexton (R)

Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Brewers Guild; Iowa Wine Growers Association; Wine Institute

In plain words

  1. February 27, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means committee · as HSB 273
  2. February 27, 2025House subcommittee named: Jones, Scheetz and Sexton · as HSB 273
  3. March 12, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 273
  4. April 2, 2025Approved by the House committee · as HSB 273
  5. April 2, 2025Committee vote: 24–0 · as HSB 273
  6. April 7, 2025Filed in the House
  7. April 7, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 994 · as HSB 273
  8. April 17, 2025Passed the House, 92–0
  9. April 21, 2025Arrived in the Senate
  10. April 23, 2025Took the place of SF 631 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
  11. April 23, 2025Passed the Senate, 47–1
  12. May 6, 2025Sent to the Governor
  13. May 6, 2025Signed into law

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/91/HF994