# Iowa HF 470: A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverages, including license authorizations, bond requirements, and fee determinations, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 79.) Effective date: 04/25/2025, 07/01/2025. Applicability date: 11/10/2025. Iowa HF 470, A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverages, including license authorizations, bond requirements, and fee determinations, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 79.) Effective date: 04/25/2025, 07/01/2025. Applicability date: 11/10/2025., is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT; status signed, last action 2025-04-25 (Signed by Governor.) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF470-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Iowa HF 470 - State: Iowa - Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverages, including license authorizations, bond requirements, and fee determinations, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 79.) Effective date: 04/25/2025, 07/01/2025. Applicability date: 11/10/2025. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-19 - Last action: 2025-04-25, Signed by Governor. - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (133 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Customers can carry drinks next door: benefit, low. Beginning April 25, 2025, retailers can let customers carry open alcoholic drinks to immediately adjacent places. These include licensed businesses allowed to serve the same type of alcohol, temporarily closed public rights-of-way, and private places. The neighboring licensed business or private pr… - Alcohol businesses can license separate sites: benefit, low. Beginning April 25, 2025, qualifying alcohol businesses can include separate sites in their licensed premises with federal approval. Eligible sites include locations separated by public waterways, roads, or carrier rights-of-way, nearby sites, and additional warehouses elsewhere. Approval must come… - More takeaway cocktail options for customers: benefit, low. Beginning April 25, 2025, class C, special class C, and special class C retail native wine licensees can sell sealed takeaway cocktails made on-site. Special class C sellers' cocktails cannot contain liquor; wine- or beer-based cocktails qualify as mixed drinks. Drinks must be filled immediately in… - State agencies get easier alcohol licensing: benefit, low. Beginning April 25, 2025, Iowa and qualifying state agencies are exempt from several alcohol-license application requirements. They do not have to meet the good-moral-character, Iowa citizenship, or business-authorization requirements covered by the exemption. Other applicants remain subject to tho… - New safety duties for cocktail sellers: cost, low. Beginning April 25, 2025, licensees making cocktails for later use must prepare and store batches in labeled containers holding no more than three gallons. Immediate consumption means filling an order when it arrives. Stored drinks must follow the shortest food-safety storage time for their ingredi… - New alcohol fees outside city limits: mixed, low. The fee changes take effect July 1, 2025, and apply to licenses issued or renewed on or after November 10, 2025. Covered businesses outside city limits pay fees based on the nearest incorporated city, identified by their Postal Service address. For specified premises, the comparison uses a location… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-14 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 44 | 1 | | | 2025-03-20 | House | Passed House | pass | 89 | 0 | | ## Actions (16) - 2025-04-25: Signed by Governor. (House) - 2025-04-24: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. (House) - 2025-04-15: Message from Senate. (House) - 2025-04-14: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 1. (Senate) - 2025-04-14: Substituted for SF 610. (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Explanations of votes. (House) - 2025-03-25: Explanation of vote. (House) - 2025-03-24: Read first time, attached to SF 610. (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Message from House. (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Immediate message. (House) - 2025-03-20: Passed House, yeas 89, nays 0. (House) - 2025-03-20: Amendments H-1032, H-1033 and H-1096 adopted. (House) - 2025-03-17: Amendment H-1096 filed. (House) - 2025-03-05: Amendments H-1032 and H-1033 filed. (House) - 2025-02-19: Introduced, placed on calendar. (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF470.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/HF470.pdf) ## Related bills - HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 785.) Effective date: 10/02/20… (signed) - SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial authority, and budgets, by modifying property assessment provisions, divisions… (signed) - HF 2601: A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ballot issue campaigns by foreign nationals and investigations of election misconduc… (signed) - SF 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. (Formerly SF 2317, SSB 3121.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (signed) - SF 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. (Formerly SSB 3162.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (signed) - SF 2299: A bill for an act relating to the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program. (Formerly SF 2176.) Vetoed 6-2-26. (vetoed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF470.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/HF470.pdf) ## Related - [HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2801-2025-2026) - [SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2472-2025-2026) - [HF 2601: A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ball…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2601-2025-2026) - [SF 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. (Former…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2471-2025-2026) - [SF 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. (Formerly S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2399-2025-2026) - [SF 2299: A bill for an act relating to the district-to-community college sharing or conc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2299-2025-2026) - [Iowa bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/iowa/bills) - [Iowa state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/iowa) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF470-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).