Bill Text: IA SF133 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act providing for the promotion of micro-distilled spirits made in Iowa and making an appropriation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-17 - Subcommittee reassigned: Guth, Breitbach, and Mathis. S.J. 119. [SF133 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2017-SF133-Introduced.html

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Senate File 133 - Introduced




                                 SENATE FILE       
                                 BY  BOWMAN

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act providing for the promotion of micro=distilled spirits
  2    made in Iowa and making an appropriation.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 15E.116, Code 2017, is amended to read
  1  2 as follows:
  1  3    15E.116  Iowa wine, and beer, and spirits promotion board.
  1  4    An Iowa wine, and beer, and spirits promotion board is
  1  5 created. The board consists of three four members appointed
  1  6 by the director of the economic development authority. Each
  1  7 member shall serve a term of two years on the board. One member
  1  8 shall represent the authority, one member shall represent the
  1  9 Iowa wine makers, and one member shall represent the Iowa beer
  1 10 makers, and one member shall represent the Iowa micro=distilled
  1 11 spirits makers. The board shall advise the authority on the
  1 12 best means to promote wine, and beer, and spirits made in Iowa.
  1 13    Sec. 2.  Section 15E.117, Code 2017, is amended to read as
  1 14 follows:
  1 15    15E.117  Promotion of Iowa wine, and beer, and spirits.
  1 16    1.  The economic development authority shall consult with
  1 17 the Iowa wine, and beer, and spirits promotion board on the
  1 18 best means to promote wine, and beer, and spirits made in Iowa.
  1 19    2.  The authority has the authority to contract with private
  1 20 persons for the promotion of beer, and wine, spirits made in
  1 21 Iowa.
  1 22    3.  Moneys appropriated to the authority pursuant to
  1 23 sections 123.17, 123.143, and 123.183 may be used by the
  1 24 authority for the purposes of this section, including
  1 25 administrative expenses incurred under this section.
  1 26    Sec. 3.  Section 123.17, Code 2017, is amended by adding the
  1 27 following new subsection:
  1 28    NEW SUBSECTION.  5A.  After any transfer provided for
  1 29 in subsection 3 is made, there is appropriated from the
  1 30 beer and liquor control fund to the economic development
  1 31 authority for purposes of section 15E.117 a sum of moneys
  1 32 equal to the markup, as determined pursuant to section 123.24,
  1 33 on micro=distilled spirits sold by the division that are
  1 34 manufactured in this state by a class "A" micro=distilled
  1 35 spirits permittee which owns and operates a micro=distillery
  2  1 located in Iowa.
  2  2    Sec. 4.  Section 123.17, subsection 6, Code 2017, is amended
  2  3 to read as follows:
  2  4    6.  After any transfers or appropriations provided for in
  2  5 subsections 3, and 5, and 5A, the department of commerce shall
  2  6 transfer to the division from the beer and liquor control
  2  7 fund and before any other transfer to the general fund, an
  2  8 amount sufficient to pay the costs incurred by the division for
  2  9 collecting and properly disposing of the liquor containers.
  2 10                           EXPLANATION
  2 11 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  2 12 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  2 13    This bill concerns the promotion of micro=distilled spirits
  2 14 made in this state.
  2 15    Code section 15E.116, establishing the Iowa wine and beer
  2 16 promotion board, is amended to add spirits and rename the board
  2 17 the Iowa wine, beer, and spirits promotion board.  The bill
  2 18 also adds an additional member to the board who represents Iowa
  2 19 micro=distilled spirits makers.
  2 20    Code section 15E.117, providing for the promotion of wine
  2 21 and beer in Iowa, is amended by adding spirits.
  2 22    Code section 123.17, concerning the beer and liquor control
  2 23 fund, is amended by providing that a sum of moneys equal to
  2 24 the markup on Iowa manufactured micro=distilled spirits sold
  2 25 by the alcoholic beverages division shall be appropriated from
  2 26 the beer and liquor control fund to the economic development
  2 27 authority to be used for the promotion of Iowa wine, beer, and
  2 28 spirits as provided in Code section 15E.117.
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