---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the distribution of certain barrel tax revenues collected on beer."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the distribution of certain barrel tax revenues collected on beer."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 205"
citation: "Iowa HF 205 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["alcoholic beverages", "beer barrel taxes", "economic development authority", "taxation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2023-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/571563ba-d662-4b48-bbe7-fd9d735fa9d4"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 205&ga=90"
source_hash: "b6ed680e5026203f38a28ecada1568fc691dd47f58bb20bcbc43a7c636575be9"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa HF 205 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to the distribution of certain barrel tax revenues collected on beer.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/90/attachments/HF205.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF205_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF205.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-02-06** Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-02-13** Fiscal note.
- **2023-02-15** Passed House, yeas 98, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-02-15** Immediate message.
- **2023-02-16** Message from House.
- **2023-02-16** Read first time, attached to SF 123. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-07** Substituted for SF 123.
- **2023-03-07** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 2. `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Immediate message.
- **2023-03-07** Message from Senate.
- **2023-03-22** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2023-03-22** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-12** Fiscal note.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/571563ba-d662-4b48-bbe7-fd9d735fa9d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).