Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2403: A BILL FOR An Act repealing the state monopoly on the importation of alcoholic liquor, and including effective date and applicability provisions
Status: In committee, February 18, 2026
An Act repealing the state monopoly on the importation of alcoholic liquor, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act repealing the state monopoly on the importation of alcoholic liquor, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
From the introduced text, February 11, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act repealing the state monopoly on the importation of alcoholic liquor, and including effective date and applicability provisions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5994YH (3) jm/ns H.F. 2403 Section 1. Section 123.10, subsection 13, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 13. Providing for the issuance of a waiver for an individual of legal age desiring to import alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer in excess of the amount provided in section 123.22, 123.122, or 123.171, as applicable. The waiver shall be limited to those individuals who were domiciled outside the state within one year of the request for a waiver and shall provide that any alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer imported pursuant to the waiver shall be for personal consumption only in a private home or other private accommodation. Sec. 2. Section 123.26, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 123.26 Restrictions on sales ---- seals ---- labeling. Alcoholic liquor shall not be sold by a class "E" retail alcohol licensee except in a sealed container with identifying markers as prescribed by the director and affixed in the manner prescribed by the director, and no such container shall be opened upon the premises of a state warehouse. The department shall cooperate with the department of natural …
Sponsors
- John Wills (R, 10) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 13. Nays, 8. Excused, 2. H.J. 340 .
- : Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 340 .
- : Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/17/2026 12:00PM RM 19.
- : Subcommittee: Lundgren, Baeth and Hora. H.J. 278 .
- : Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 258 .
Votes
- Committee vote: Yeas, 13. Nays, 8. Excused, 2. H.J. 340 . (February 18, 2026): 13 yea, 8 nay, passed
- Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 340 . (February 18, 2026): 13 yea, 8 nay, passed
Subjects: monopolies, alcoholic beverages
Common questions
- What is HF2403?
- HF2403 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act repealing the state monopoly on the importation of alcoholic liquor, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
- What does HF2403 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act repealing the state monopoly on the importation of alcoholic liquor, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
- What is the status of HF2403?
- In committee as of February 18, 2026. Latest action: Committee vote: Yeas, 13. Nays, 8. Excused, 2. H.J. 340 . (February 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2403?
- John Wills (R, 10).
- Where is the official record for HF2403?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2403&ga=91
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