Concerning native distilleries, including distilling classes offered to individuals

Where it is now

Done: IntroducedMarch 3, 2025
Done: SubcommitteeMarch 10, 2025
Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
Next: Passes the Senate
Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
Next: Passes the House
Next: To the Governor
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

This bill allows a native distillery that does not hold a class “C” retail alcohol license for the premises of the native distillery to provide supervised distilling classes to individuals on the premises of the native distillery if the individuals conducting the class and participating in the class are at least years old; the amount of alcoholic liquor each individual in the class produces is limited to 750 milliliters; alcoholic beverages, including those produced in the class, are not consumed on the premises, except for tastings; the native distillery remits percent of the wholesale price for the alcoholic liquor being manufactured by the individuals in the distilling class to the department of revenue; and the native distillery allows not more than 300 gallons of alcoholic liquor to be produced on an annual basis by individuals participating in distilling classes.

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

Senate subcommittee

Named March 10, 2025. It hasn’t reported yet.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§123.22 §123.43A

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