SF 486: Concerning native distilleries, including distilling classes offered to individuals

What it does

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.

Senate subcommittee · named March 10, 2025

• Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Tony Bisignano (D) · tony.bisignano@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

1. March 3, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
2. March 10, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Rozenboom, Bisignano and Schultz