Bill Text: IA HF297 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A bill for an act authorizing local alcohol licensing or permitting authorities to require training for employees who serve alcohol.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-01-28 - Introduced, referred to Labor. H.J. 242. [HF297 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2021-HF297-Introduced.html
House File 297 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 297 BY SALMON A BILL FOR An Act authorizing local alcohol licensing or permitting 1 authorities to require training for employees who serve 2 alcohol. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2240YH (2) 89 je/rn
H.F. 297 Section 1. Section 123.32, Code 2021, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 4A. Alcohol server training. A local 3 authority, as a condition of obtaining and holding a license 4 or permit for on-premises or off-premises consumption, may 5 require that one or more employees of an applicant, licensee, 6 or permittee who serve alcohol be trained in state laws 7 and regulations regarding the sale of alcoholic beverages 8 to persons under legal age, recognition of fake or altered 9 identification, and other information on state laws and 10 regulations applicable to the serving of alcohol at a licensed 11 premises. Such training may include the alcohol compliance 12 employee training program developed pursuant to section 123.50A 13 if available. 14 EXPLANATION 15 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 16 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 17 This bill authorizes a local authority, as a condition 18 of obtaining and holding a license or permit for on-premises 19 or off-premises consumption of alcohol, to require that one 20 or more employees of an applicant, licensee, or permittee 21 who serve alcohol be trained in state laws and regulations 22 regarding the sale of alcoholic beverages to persons under 23 legal age, recognition of fake or altered identification, and 24 other information on state laws and regulations applicable to 25 the serving of alcohol at a licensed premises. 26 -1- LSB 2240YH (2) 89 je/rn 1/ 1
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