Senate File 542 - Introduced SENATE FILE 542 BY COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT (SUCCESSOR TO SF 411) A BILL FOR An Act providing for a one-time waiver or refund of certain 1 license or permit fees collected by the alcoholic beverages 2 division of the department of commerce, providing for 3 related procedures, and including effective date provisions. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 2478SV (2) 89 je/rn

S.F. 542 Section 1. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES —— FINANCIAL RELIEF —— 1 RENEWAL OF LIQUOR LICENSES, WINE PERMITS, OR BEER PERMITS FOR 2 ON-PREMISES CONSUMPTION. 3 1. A holder of a class “A”, class “B”, class “C”, or special 4 class “C” liquor control license, a class "B" beer permit, or a 5 class “C” native wine permit with an expiration date between 6 May 6, 2020, and May 5, 2021, shall not be required to pay 7 the annual fee or any additional applicable fee or surcharge 8 provided in chapter 123 upon renewal of the license or permit. 9 2. If the holder of a class “A”, class “B”, class “C”, or 10 special class “C” liquor control license, a class “B” beer 11 permit, or a class “C” native wine permit was eligible for 12 deferment of the expiration of the license or permit pursuant 13 to a proclamation of disaster emergency pursuant to section 14 29C.6 but chose to renew the license or permit and pay the 15 annual fee, the alcoholic beverages division of the department 16 of commerce shall refund the licensee or permittee the full 17 amount paid. Refunds paid pursuant to this subsection shall be 18 paid by the division from the beer and liquor control fund and 19 shall be made before August 31, 2021. Local authorities shall 20 retain any remittances already made pursuant to section 123.36, 21 subsection 8, and section 123.143, subsection 1. 22 3. The holder of a class “C” native distilled spirits liquor 23 control license or a class “D” liquor control license with 24 an expiration date between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022, 25 shall not be required to pay the annual fee or any additional 26 applicable fee or surcharge provided in chapter 123 upon 27 renewal of the license. 28 4. The division shall remit to the appropriate local 29 authority a sum equal to the amount prescribed in section 30 123.36, subsection 8, for renewal fees for class “A”, class 31 “B”, class “C”, or special class “C” liquor licenses, and 32 a sum equal to the amount prescribed in section 123.143, 33 subsection 1, for renewal fees for class “B” beer permits 34 with an expiration date between May 6, 2020, and May 5, 2021, 35 -1- LSB 2478SV (2) 89 je/rn 1/ 3

S.F. 542 within the local authority’s jurisdiction that would have 1 otherwise been collected but for the waiver of fees described 2 in subsection 1. Remittances made pursuant to this subsection 3 shall be paid by the division from the beer and liquor control 4 fund and shall be made before August 31, 2021. 5 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate 6 importance, takes effect upon enactment. 7 EXPLANATION 8 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 9 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 10 This bill provides that a holder of a class “A”, class “B”, 11 class “C”, or special class “C” liquor control license, a class 12 “B” beer permit, or a class “C” native wine permit with an 13 expiration date between May 6, 2020, and May 5, 2021, shall not 14 be required to pay the annual fee or any additional applicable 15 fee or surcharge provided in Code chapter 123 upon renewal 16 of the license or permit. The bill requires the alcoholic 17 beverages division of the department of commerce to remit to 18 an appropriate local authority a sum equal to certain amounts 19 prescribed under current law which the local authority would 20 have otherwise collected but for the waiver of fees provided 21 in the bill. 22 If the holder of a class “A”, class “B”, class “C”, or 23 special class “C” liquor control license, a class “B” beer 24 permit, or a class “C” native wine permit was eligible for 25 deferment of the expiration of the license or permit pursuant 26 to a proclamation of disaster emergency but chose to renew the 27 license or permit and pay the annual fee, the division must 28 refund the licensee or permittee the full amount paid. Local 29 authorities shall retain any applicable remittances already 30 made. 31 The bill provides that the holder of a class “C” native 32 distilled spirits liquor control license or a class “D” liquor 33 control license with an expiration date between July 1, 2021, 34 and June 30, 2022, shall not be required to pay the annual fee 35 -2- LSB 2478SV (2) 89 je/rn 2/ 3

S.F. 542 or any additional applicable fee or surcharge provided in Code 1 chapter 123 upon renewal of the license. 2 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 3 -3- LSB 2478SV (2) 89 je/rn 3/ 3