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A bill for an act regarding restrictions on alcoholic beverage sales, including a voluntary exclusion program.

A bill for an act regarding restrictions on alcoholic beverage sales, including a voluntary exclusion program.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
CAMPBELL
Last action
2025-03-03
Official status
Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
Effective date
Not listed

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A bill for an act regarding restrictions on alcoholic beverage sales, including a voluntary exclusion program.

A bill for an act regarding restrictions on alcoholic beverage sales, including a voluntary exclusion program.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act regarding restrictions on alcoholic beverage sales, including a voluntary exclusion program.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-03-03 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.

  2. 2025-02-25 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 02/27/2025 8:30AM Room 315.

  3. 2025-02-24 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Campbell, Bisignano, and Westrich. S.J. 342 .

  4. 2025-02-20 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to State Government. S.J. 324 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act regarding restrictions on alcoholic beverage sales, including a voluntary exclusion program.

Current Bill Text

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Senate

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SENATE

FILE

405

BY

CAMPBELL

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

regarding

restrictions

on

alcoholic

beverage

sales,

1

including

a

voluntary

exclusion

program.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

Section

123.9,

Code

2025,

is

amended

by

adding

1

the

following

new

subsection:

2

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

8.

To

establish

a

process

to

allow

a

person

3

to

be

voluntarily

excluded

from

the

purchase

of

alcoholic

4

beverages.

The

process

must

provide

that

an

initial

request

5

by

a

person

to

be

voluntarily

excluded

shall

be

for

a

period

6

of

five

years

or

life

and

any

subsequent

request

following

7

any

five-year

period

shall

be

for

a

period

of

five

years

or

8

life.

The

process

established

must

require

that

retail

alcohol

9

licensees

be

provided

electronic

access

to

names

and

social

10

security

numbers

of

persons

voluntarily

excluded

through

a

11

secured,

interactive

internet

site

maintained

by

the

department

12

of

revenue,

and

information

regarding

persons

voluntarily

13

excluded

shall

be

disseminated

to

all

retail

alcohol

licensees

14

under

this

chapter.

The

names,

social

security

numbers,

and

15

information

regarding

persons

voluntarily

excluded

shall

be

16

kept

confidential

unless

otherwise

ordered

by

a

court

or

by

17

another

person

duly

authorized

to

release

such

information.

18

The

process

established

must

also

require

that

a

person

19

requesting

to

be

voluntarily

excluded

be

provided

information

20

compiled

by

the

department

of

health

and

human

services

on

the

21

comprehensive

substance

use

disorder

program

under

chapter

125

22

for

substance

use

disorder

treatment

and

prevention

programs.

23

The

state

and

any

retail

alcohol

licensee

under

this

chapter

24

shall

not

be

liable

to

any

person

for

any

claim

which

may

25

arise

from

this

process.

The

department

of

revenue

shall

not

26

initiate

any

administrative

action

against

or

impose

penalties

27

on

a

licensee

who

voluntarily

reports

to

the

department

28

of

revenue

an

alcoholic

beverage

sale

to

a

person

who

has

29

voluntarily

excluded

themselves

from

purchasing

alcoholic

30

beverages.

31

EXPLANATION

32

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

33

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

34

This

bill

requires

the

director

of

revenue

to

establish

a

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process

to

allow

individuals

to

voluntarily

exclude

themselves

1

from

alcoholic

beverage

purchases

from

retail

alcohol

2

licensees.

Similar

provisions

exist

under

current

law

for

a

3

voluntary

exclusion

process

with

regard

to

various

forms

of

4

wagering

and

gambling,

administered

by

the

racing

and

gaming

5

commission

(Code

sections

99D.7(23)

and

99F.4(22)).

6

The

bill

provides

that

an

initial

voluntary

exclusion

7

request

is

applied

for

a

period

of

five

years

or

life

and

any

8

subsequent

request

following

any

five-year

period

is

applied

9

for

a

period

of

five

years

or

life.

The

bill

requires

retail

10

alcohol

licensees

to

receive

electronic

access

to

names,

11

social

security

numbers,

and

information

regarding

voluntarily

12

excluded

persons

in

a

manner

that

keeps

the

information

13

confidential

unless

legally

required

to

be

disclosed.

A

person

14

who

has

requested

to

be

excluded

from

alcoholic

beverages

sales

15

must

be

provided

information

from

the

department

of

health

and

16

human

services

on

the

comprehensive

substance

use

disorder

17

program,

including

treatment

and

prevention

programs.

18

The

state

and

retail

alcohol

licensees

are

not

liable

for

19

any

claim

that

may

arise

from

this

process

and

the

department

20

of

revenue

is

prohibited

from

initiating

administrative

action

21

against

or

imposing

penalties

on

a

licensee

who

voluntarily

22

discloses

a

sale

to

an

excluded

person.

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