House File 409 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 409 BY BERRY A BILL FOR An Act relating to revocation and subsequent reissuance of 1 alcoholic beverage licenses and permits. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2385YH (4) 84 rn/sc

H.F. 409 Section 1. Section 123.40, Code 2011, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 123.40 Effect of revocation. 3 1. Any liquor control licensee, wine permittee, or beer 4 permittee whose license or permit is revoked under this chapter 5 shall not thereafter be permitted to hold a liquor control 6 license, wine permit, or beer permit in the state of Iowa for a 7 period of two three years from the date of revocation. 8 2. a. A spouse or other relative of a person whose license 9 or permit has been revoked under this chapter shall not be 10 issued a liquor control license, wine permit, or beer permit 11 with respect to the business subject to revocation for a period 12 of three years from the date of revocation. 13 b. A business associate holding ten percent or more of the 14 capital stock or ownership interest in the business of a person 15 whose license or permit has been revoked shall not be issued 16 a liquor control license, wine permit, or beer permit, and no 17 liquor control license, wine permit, or beer permit shall be 18 issued which covers any business in which such person has a 19 financial interest for a period of two three years from the 20 date of revocation. 21 3. If a license or permit is revoked, the premises which had 22 been covered by the license or permit shall not be relicensed 23 for one year. 24 EXPLANATION 25 This bill relates to restrictions on subsequent reissuance 26 of a liquor control license, wine permit, or beer permit 27 which has been subject to revocation. Currently, a licensee 28 or permittee whose license or permit has been revoked cannot 29 receive another license or permit for two years from the date 30 of revocation. The same restriction applies to a spouse or 31 business associate holding 10 percent or more of the capital 32 stock or ownership interest in the licensee’s or permittee’s 33 business. The bill expands these time periods from two to 34 three years and applies to the spouse or relative of the 35 -1- LSB 2385YH (4) 84 rn/sc 1/ 2

H.F. 409 licensee regardless of ownership interest. 1 -2- LSB 2385YH (4) 84 rn/sc 2/ 2