H.F. 2281 Section 1. Section 123.49, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 1 2026, is amended to read as follows: 2 b. (1) Sell or dispense any alcoholic beverage on the 3 premises covered by the license, or permit its consumption 4 thereon between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on any day 5 of the week. This subparagraph does not apply during the time 6 period beginning one hour before a scheduled flight through the 7 end of boarding for the flight at a commercial service airport. 8 (2) For purposes of this paragraph, “commercial service 9 airport” means the same as defined in 49 U.S.C. §47102. 10 EXPLANATION 11 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 12 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 13 This bill modifies the time periods alcoholic beverages may 14 be sold, dispensed, or consumed at commercial service airports. 15 Currently, alcoholic beverages are prohibited from being 16 sold, dispensed, or consumed on licensed premises between 17 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. in this state. The bill creates 18 an exception to the prohibited time period by authorizing 19 alcoholic beverages to be sold, dispensed, or consumed on 20 licensed premises at a commercial service airport beginning 21 one hour before a scheduled flight through the end of boarding 22 for the flight. The bill defines “commercial service airport” 23 as a public airport in the state that the U.S. secretary 24 of transportation determines has at least 2,500 passenger 25 boardings each year and is receiving scheduled passenger 26 aircraft service. 27 -1- LSB 6684HH (3) 91 jm/ns 1/ 1