Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2281: A BILL FOR An Act modifying the time periods alcoholic beverages may be sold, dispensed, or consumed at commercial service airports
Status: In committee, February 16, 2026
An Act modifying the time periods alcoholic beverages may be sold, dispensed, or consumed at commercial service airports.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act modifying the time periods alcoholic beverages may be sold, dispensed, or consumed at commercial service airports.
From the introduced text, February 4, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act modifying the time periods alcoholic beverages may be sold, dispensed, or consumed at commercial service airports. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6684HH (3) jm/ns H.F. 2281 Section 1. Section 123.49, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: b. (1) Sell or dispense any alcoholic beverage on the premises covered by the license, or permit its consumption thereon between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on any day of the week. This subparagraph does not apply during the time period beginning one hour before a scheduled flight through the end of boarding for the flight at a commercial service airport. (2) For purposes of this paragraph, "commercial service airport" means the same as defined in 49 U.S.C. §47102. EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill modifies the time periods alcoholic beverages may be sold, dispensed, or consumed at commercial service airports. Currently, alcoholic beverages are prohibited from being sold, dispensed, or consumed on licensed premises between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. in this state. The bill creates an exception to the prohibited time period by authorizing alcoholic beverages to be sold, dispensed, or consumed on …
Sponsors
- Heather Hora (R, 92) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn. H.J. 484 .
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2509 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 22. Nays, 0. Excused, 1. H.J. 269 .
- : Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 269 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/09/2026 11:30AM RM 304.
- : Subcommittee: Hora, Wulf and Zabner. H.J. 205 .
- : Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 202 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 269 . (February 11, 2026): 22 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: alcoholic beverages, airports
Common questions
- What is HF2281?
- HF2281 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act modifying the time periods alcoholic beverages may be sold, dispensed, or consumed at commercial service airports.
- What does HF2281 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act modifying the time periods alcoholic beverages may be sold, dispensed, or consumed at commercial service airports.
- What is the status of HF2281?
- In committee as of February 16, 2026. Latest action: Withdrawn. H.J. 484 . (March 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2281?
- Heather Hora (R, 92).
- Where is the official record for HF2281?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2281&ga=91
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