A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverages, including license authorizations and fee determinations, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
SF 610 clarifies rules for selling alcoholic beverages in Iowa, primarily affecting businesses with "special class C" retail licenses (like bars and restaurants). It defines "canned cocktail" (1-15% alcohol by volume) and "mixed drink" (non-alcoholic mixtures), and allows these sealed mixed drinks to be sold for off-premise consumption if packaged in unopened, tamper-evident containers. The bill also adjusts license fees for rural businesses, requiring them to pay the same fee as the nearest incorporated city, treating unincorporated towns as cities for fee calculation. These changes update licensing requirements and sales rules without altering alcohol content limits or introducing new taxes.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 19, 2025
Last action Apr 14, 2025
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Amendments
1
Apr 14, 2025
Introduced
Amendment S-3095 filed, adopted.
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report, approving bill.
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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