House Study Bill 504 



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
                                            HUMAN RESOURCES BILL BY
                                            CHAIRPERSON SMITH)


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act requiring the posting of a notice regarding the effects of
  2    alcohol on pregnant women and fetuses in the licensed premises
  3    of holders of liquor control, beer, and wine licenses or
  4    permits.
  5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  6 TLSB 5089HC 82
  7 ec/nh/8

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  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  123.152  POSTING NOTICE ON
  1  2 EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL ON PREGNANT WOMEN AND FETUSES REQUIRED.
  1  3    A holder of a liquor control license, wine permit, or beer
  1  4 permit shall post in a prominent place in the licensed
  1  5 premises notice explaining the effects of the use of alcohol
  1  6 on pregnant women and fetuses.  The size, print size,
  1  7 location, and content of the notice shall be established by
  1  8 rule of the division.
  1  9                           EXPLANATION
  1 10    This bill requires holders of liquor control licenses, wine
  1 11 permits, or beer permits to post a notice in the licensed
  1 12 premises concerning the effects of alcohol on pregnant women
  1 13 and fetuses.  The bill requires the alcoholic beverages
  1 14 division to adopt rules governing the size, location, and
  1 15 content of the notice.  A violation of this section may be
  1 16 subject to sanction under Code section 123.39.
  1 17 LSB 5089HC 82
  1 18 ec/nh/8