Bill Text: IA SF208 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act concerning local ordinances regulating access to wine, beer, and liquor control licensed establishments by any person nineteen years of age or older.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-17 - Subcommittee, Bolkcom, Bertrand, and Petersen. S.J. 312. [SF208 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2015-SF208-Introduced.html

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Senate File 208 - Introduced




                                 SENATE FILE       
                                 BY  HORN and BERTRAND

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act concerning local ordinances regulating access to wine,
  2    beer, and liquor control licensed establishments by any
  3    person nineteen years of age or older.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 123.39, subsection 2, Code 2015, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    2.  Local authorities may suspend any retail wine or
  1  4 beer permit or liquor control license for a violation of
  1  5 any ordinance or regulation adopted by the local authority.
  1  6 Local authorities may adopt ordinances or regulations for the
  1  7 location of the premises of retail wine or beer and liquor
  1  8 control licensed establishments and local authorities may adopt
  1  9 ordinances, not in conflict with this chapter and that do
  1 10 not diminish the hours during which beer, wine, or alcoholic
  1 11 beverages may be sold or consumed at retail, governing any
  1 12 other activities or matters which may affect the retail sale
  1 13 and consumption of beer, wine, and alcoholic liquor and the
  1 14 health, welfare and morals of the community involved.  However,
  1 15 local authorities shall not adopt ordinances or regulations
  1 16 restricting access to the premises of any wine or beer and
  1 17 liquor control licensed establishment to any person nineteen
  1 18 years of age or older.
  1 19                           EXPLANATION
  1 20 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 21 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 22    This bill provides that a city or county shall not adopt any
  1 23 ordinance or regulation restricting access to the premises of
  1 24 any wine or beer and liquor control licensed establishment to
  1 25 any person 19 years of age or older.
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