---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act concerning alcoholic beverage control relating to brewpubs and alternating proprietorship arrangements for beer manufacturers."
description: "A bill for an act concerning alcoholic beverage control relating to brewpubs and alternating proprietorship arrangements for beer manufacturers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 478"
citation: "Iowa HF 478 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["alcoholic beverages", "breweries", "manufacturing", "retail", "taxation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-27"
last_action: "2023-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/051e04a2-db9e-4b1e-b347-1a0524a15e4b"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 478&ga=90"
source_hash: "e3879bbe5a07412edda9598d0ed0739a2abf610ec1cf8ea69e4648b2c8d2b61f"
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 478 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act concerning alcoholic beverage control relating to brewpubs and alternating proprietorship arrangements for beer manufacturers.

## 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/HF478.html)
2. **Amendment H-1258** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1258.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3137** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S3137.pdf)
4. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF478_GovLetter.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF478.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–1** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-27** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-03-07** Passed House, yeas 98, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Immediate message.
- **2023-03-07** Message from House.
- **2023-03-07** Read first time, attached to SF 191. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-30** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2023-04-17** Substituted for SF 191.
- **2023-04-17** Amendment S-3137 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-17** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 1. `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Immediate message.
- **2023-04-18** Message from Senate.
- **2023-04-18** Senate amendment H-1258 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-19** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1258.
- **2023-04-19** Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Explanation of vote.
- **2023-04-19** Immediate message.
- **2023-04-19** Message from House.
- **2023-04-28** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/051e04a2-db9e-4b1e-b347-1a0524a15e4b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).