Senate Joint Resolution 8 - Introduced





                                  SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION       
                                  BY  GRONSTAL

                                  (COMPANION TO LSB 2704HH
                                   BY McCARTHY)


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

                                SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION

  1 A Joint Resolution authorizing the temporary use and consumption
  2    of wine and beer in the State Capitol, and the temporary
  3    display of ceremonial banners, in conjunction with the awards
  4    ceremony of the World Food Prize Foundation.
  5    WHEREAS, the State of Iowa has the honor of being the home of
  6 the World Food Prize Foundation which annually presents an
  7 international award recognizing outstanding individual
  8 achievement in improving the quality, quantity, or availability
  9 of food in the world; and
 10    WHEREAS, Iowa's unique State Capitol is an optimal location
 11 for this awards ceremony of the World Food Prize Foundation and
 12 previously served as the ceremony location; and
 13    WHEREAS, the placement of ceremonial banners signifying the
 14 awards ceremony is an appropriate way to announce and commemorate
 15 the event; and
 16    WHEREAS, wine and beer are customarily served as an
 17 accompaniment to the food and entertainment provided at this type
 18 of awards ceremony and were authorized to be served when the
 19 ceremony was previously held at the State Capitol; and
 20    WHEREAS, under 11 IAC 100.4(8), which prohibits the
 21 consumption of alcoholic beverages on the State Capitol complex,
  1 it is not possible to serve wine and beer at this type of awards
  2 ceremony in the State Capitol; NOW THEREFORE,
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 2704SS 83
  5 rn/rj/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  Notwithstanding 11 IAC 100.4(8) and any
  1  2 contrary provisions of chapter 123, prohibiting the use and
  1  3 consumption of alcoholic beverages in public places, wine and
  1  4 beer may be used and consumed within the state capitol at an
  1  5 awards ceremony, to be held on or around October 15, 2009,
  1  6 hosted and organized in whole or in part by the world food
  1  7 prize foundation if the person providing the food, wine, and
  1  8 beer at the awards ceremony possesses an appropriate valid
  1  9 liquor control license.  For the purpose of this section and
  1 10 section 123.95, the state capitol is a private place.
  1 11    Sec. 2.  Three ceremonial banners may be temporarily
  1 12 displayed either inside or outside the state capitol
  1 13 commemorating the ceremony.
  1 14                           EXPLANATION
  1 15    This joint resolution authorizes the world food prize
  1 16 foundation to display three ceremonial banners and provide
  1 17 wine and beer for use and consumption at an awards ceremony to
  1 18 be held at the state capitol on or around October 15, 2009.
  1 19 Current law and rules prohibit the use and consumption of
  1 20 alcoholic beverages within the state capitol.
  1 21 LSB 2704SS 83
  1 22 rn/rj/5