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

HSB 649: Providing for the direct shipment of beer, levying a barrel tax, providing fees, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions

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

What it does

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. Provisions governing the direct shipment of wine and the wine direct shipper permit are generally made applicable to the direct shipment of beer. _____ not authorize the permittee to ship wine to persons out of state.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 29, 2026

  • Rep. Derek Wulf (R) · derek.wulf@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Austin Baeth (D) · austin.baeth@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Megan Jones (R) · megan.jones@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 6 against

For: Americans For Prosperity; Iowa Brewers Guild; Iowa Wine Growers Association

Against: Anheuser Busch; Doll Distributing; Iowa Wholesale Beer Distributors Association; Molson Coors Beverage Company USA LLC; Republic National Distributing Company; Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits

In plain words

  1. January 29, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the State Government committee
  2. January 29, 2026House subcommittee named: Wulf, Baeth and Jones
  3. February 12, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it

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/HSB649