The bill amends various sections of the Idaho Code concerning alcoholic beverages, focusing on application forms, permit fees, and license fees. A significant change is the introduction of a new permit fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for individuals seeking to sell or dispense liquor at benevolent, charitable, or public events. Additionally, the bill increases annual license fees for cities based on population, raising the fee for cities with populations of 1,000 or less from three hundred dollars ($300) to four hundred eighty dollars ($480), and for cities with populations over three thousand from seven hundred fifty dollars ($750) to one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200). The bill also includes technical corrections to the application process and grants the director of the Idaho state police the authority to suspend or revoke permits for non-compliance.

Furthermore, the bill addresses the sale and shipment of alcoholic beverages, particularly wine and keg beer. The annual license fee for retailers selling keg beer for off-premises consumption is increased from twenty dollars ($20.00) to thirty-two dollars ($32.00). It modifies wine shipment regulations, allowing licensed wineries to ship up to 24 cases of wine annually to Idaho residents aged 21 and older, with the case size adjusted to nine cases of nine-liter wine. The annual registration fee for wine direct shipper permits is raised from fifty dollars ($50.00) to eighty dollars ($80.00), and the transfer fee for various wine licenses is increased from twenty dollars ($20.00) to thirty-two dollars ($32.00). The bill also establishes new reporting requirements for wine direct shipper permit holders and grants enforcement authority to the director of the alcohol beverage control division. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2026, and includes a severability clause.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 23-509B, 23-904, 23-1004, 23-1005A, 23-1007A, 23-1014, 23-1309A, 23-1315, 23-1317, 23-1336