Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to transferring alcoholic beverages between the premises of certain retail alcohol licensees with identical ownership
Progress
- IntroducedFebruary 12, 2026
- SubcommitteeFebruary 17, 2026
- CommitteeFebruary 19, 2026
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- Signed—
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What’s in it
This bill relates to transferring alcoholic beverages between the premises of certain retail alcohol licensees with identical ownership.46A (delivery of alcoholic beverages by retailers), licensees authorized to sell alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer in original unopened containers for consumption off the licensed premises may deliver alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer to a home, another licensed premises if there is identical ownership of the premises by the licensee, or other designated location in this state.
Read the full explanation
The bill strikes the specified authorization to deliver to another licensed premises if there is identical ownership of the premises by the licensee. The bill allows a licensee authorized to sell alcoholic liquor for consumption off premises to transfer alcoholic liquor between licensed premises with identical ownership as the transferring licensee.46A. A transfer of alcoholic liquor pursuant to the bill shall be considered inventory owned by the licensee transferring the alcoholic liquor until placement on the premises of the licensee receiving the alcoholic liquor. _____ regulatory and enforcement purposes. A licensee conducting the transfer of alcoholic liquor pursuant to the bill is required to maintain records of the transfer for three years and to make the records accessible to the department of revenue.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
History
Meetings
- Thursday, February 19 · 3:00 PMCommerce committee · RM 116Official meeting page
- Wednesday, February 18 · 10:30 AMState Government committee · RM 103Official meeting page
- Tuesday, February 17 · 1:00 PMCommerce subcommittee · Senate LoungeOfficial meeting page
- Tuesday, February 17 · 12:30 PMState Government subcommittee · House Lounge 2Official meeting page
Votes
No recorded votes yet.
Lobbyist declarations
- Doll DistributingAgainst
- Iowa Wholesale Beer Distributors AssociationAgainst
- Republic National Distributing CompanyAgainst
- Southern Glazer's Wine & SpiritsAgainst
- Americans For ProsperityFor
- Casey's General StoresFor
- FUELIowa (PMCI)For
- Iowa Grocery Industry AssociationFor
- KWIK Trip, Inc.For
- Maverik, Inc.For
- Revelton Distilling CompanyFor
- Cedar Rapids Metro Economic AllianceUndecided
- City of Cedar RapidsUndecided
- Department of RevenueUndecided
- Fareway Stores, Inc.Undecided
- Iowa Grocery Industry AssociationUndecided
- Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum)Undecided
- Iowa Wine Growers AssociationUndecided
- Republic National Distributing CompanyUndecided
- Revelton Distilling CompanyUndecided
- Southern Glazer's Wine & SpiritsUndecided
- Urban County CoalitionUndecided
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