Senate File 603 - Introduced



                                  SENATE FILE       
                                  BY  GRONSTAL

                                  (COMPANION TO LSB 2937YH
                                   BY McCARTHY)


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to consumption of alcoholic beverages at the
  2    state capitol complex.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 2937XS 82
  5 ec/je/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  7D.16  ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN
  1  2 STATE CAPITOL OR ON COMPLEX GROUNDS.
  1  3    Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law prohibiting
  1  4 the use and consumption of alcoholic beverages in a public
  1  5 place, the executive council may authorize, by resolution, the
  1  6 temporary use and consumption of alcoholic beverages, as
  1  7 defined in section 123.3, in the state capitol or on the state
  1  8 capitol complex grounds, as if the state capitol or state
  1  9 capitol complex grounds were a private place.  The
  1 10 authorization by resolution shall be limited to the use and
  1 11 consumption of alcoholic beverages as an accompaniment to food
  1 12 at a single award ceremony, social event, or other occasion
  1 13 deemed appropriate by the executive council.  The
  1 14 authorization shall require that the person providing the food
  1 15 and alcoholic beverages possess an appropriate liquor control
  1 16 license in accordance with section 123.95.  The secretary of
  1 17 the executive council shall inform the director of the
  1 18 department of administrative services of the approval of any
  1 19 such resolution.
  1 20                           EXPLANATION
  1 21    This bill provides that the executive council may authorize
  1 22 by resolution the temporary use and consumption of alcoholic
  1 23 beverages, as defined in Code section 123.3, in the state
  1 24 capitol or on the state capitol complex grounds, as if the
  1 25 state capitol or state capitol complex grounds were a private
  1 26 place.  The authorization by resolution shall be limited to
  1 27 the use and consumption of alcoholic beverages as an
  1 28 accompaniment to food at a single award ceremony, social
  1 29 event, or other occasion deemed appropriate by the executive
  1 30 council.  The bill specifies that this authorization requires
  1 31 that the person providing the food and alcoholic beverages
  1 32 possess an appropriate liquor control license, and that the
  1 33 secretary of the executive council inform the director of the
  1 34 department of administrative services of the approval of any
  1 35 resolution.
  2  1 LSB 2937XS 82
  2  2 ec:rj/je/5