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A bill for an act relating to noncontiguous locations of the premises of a native distillery.

A bill for an act relating to noncontiguous locations of the premises of a native distillery.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
JONES
Last action
2025-01-29
Official status
Subcommittee recommends passage.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to noncontiguous locations of the premises of a native distillery.

A bill for an act relating to noncontiguous locations of the premises of a native distillery.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to noncontiguous locations of the premises of a native distillery.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-01-29 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

  2. 2025-01-23 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 01/29/2025 11:30AM House Lounge.

  3. 2025-01-23 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Jones, Srinivas and Wilz, H. H.J. 123 .

  4. 2025-01-21 Iowa Legislature

    Rereferred to State Government. H.J. 104 .

  5. 2025-01-21 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Commerce. H.J. 103 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to noncontiguous locations of the premises of a native distillery.

Current Bill Text

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House

File

93

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

93

BY

JONES

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

noncontiguous

locations

of

the

premises

of

a

1

native

distillery.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

3

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H.F.

93

Section

1.

Section

123.43,

Code

2025,

is

amended

by

adding

1

the

following

new

subsection:

2

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

5.

For

purposes

of

this

section,

3

“premises”

,

in

addition

to

premises

as

defined

in

section

123.3,

4

may

include

any

of

the

following

noncontiguous

locations,

5

provided

that

such

noncontiguous

locations

are

approved

by

the

6

alcohol

and

tobacco

tax

and

trade

bureau

of

the

United

States

7

department

of

the

treasury:

8

a.

Any

number

of

locations

which

are

only

separated

from

9

the

premises

as

defined

in

section

123.3

by

public

waterways,

10

roads,

or

carrier

rights-of-way.

11

b.

Any

number

of

locations

in

the

same

general

location

as

12

the

premises

as

defined

in

section

123.3.

13

c.

An

additional

warehouse

or

warehouses,

located

somewhere

14

other

than

on

the

premises

as

defined

in

section

123.3

or

a

15

location

described

in

paragraph

“a”

or

“b”

.

16

EXPLANATION

17

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

18

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

19

This

bill

relates

to

noncontiguous

locations

of

the

premises

20

of

a

native

distillery.

Under

current

law,

Code

section

123.3

21

defines

“licensed

premises”

or

“premises”

to

mean

all

rooms,

22

enclosures,

contiguous

areas,

or

places

susceptible

of

precise

23

description

satisfactory

to

the

director

of

revenue

where

24

alcoholic

beverages,

wine,

or

beer

is

sold

or

consumed

under

25

authority

of

a

retail

alcohol

license,

wine

permit,

or

beer

26

permit.

A

single

licensed

premises

may

consist

of

multiple

27

rooms,

enclosures,

areas,

or

places

if

they

are

wholly

within

28

the

confines

of

a

single

building

or

contiguous

grounds.

29

For

purposes

of

application

for

and

issuance

of

a

class

30

“A”

native

distilled

spirits

license,

the

bill

modifies

the

31

term

“premises”

to

include,

in

addition

to

the

definition

in

32

Code

section

123.3,

any

number

of

locations

which

are

only

33

separated

from

the

premises

by

public

waterways,

roads,

or

34

carrier

rights-of-way,

any

number

of

locations

in

the

same

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general

location

as

the

premises,

and

an

additional

warehouse

1

or

warehouses

located

elsewhere,

if

approved

by

the

alcohol

and

2

tobacco

tax

and

trade

bureau

of

the

United

States

department

of

3

the

treasury.

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