This bill amends various sections of Iowa's alcoholic beverage control laws, primarily focusing on the requirements for retail alcohol licenses and the handling of alcoholic beverages. Notably, it eliminates the requirement for dramshop liability insurance for licensees, replacing it with a requirement to submit proof of a commercial general liability insurance policy. Additionally, the bill expands the definition of "premises" for licensing purposes to include noncontiguous locations approved by the federal alcohol and tobacco tax bureau. It also allows customers to carry any alcoholic beverage in an open container from licensed premises to adjacent locations, with the option for those locations to refuse entry.

Furthermore, the bill increases the number of retail alcohol licenses that native manufacturers can hold from two to three and raises the annual wholesale limit for native breweries from 30,000 to 38,000 barrels of beer. It also imposes a manufacturing cap of 150,000 gallons of wine annually for wine manufacturers holding specific permits. The bill repeals certain sections of the current law and removes bond requirements for class A beer and wine permit holders, streamlining the licensing process for alcohol manufacturers and retailers in Iowa.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 123.3, 123.92, 123.30, 321.284, 123.31, 123.43, 123.95, 123.127, 123.130, 123.45, 123.175, 123.176