Bill Text: IA HSB723 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the duties and responsibilities of the department of revenue including confidentiality of records, sports wagering, the lottery, cigarette and tobacco taxes, alcoholic beverages, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2710.)

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-18 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2710. [HSB723 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2023-HSB723-Introduced.html
House Study Bill 723 - Introduced SENATE/HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE BILL) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the duties and responsibilities of the 1 department of revenue including confidentiality of records, 2 sports wagering, the lottery, cigarette and tobacco 3 taxes, alcoholic beverages, and including effective date 4 provisions. 5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 6 TLSB 5330XD (13) 90 jm/jh
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ DIVISION I 1 CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS 2 Section 1. Section 422.29, Code 2024, is amended by adding 3 the following new subsection: 4 NEW SUBSECTION . 4. Notwithstanding sections 422.20 and 5 422.72 or any other provision of law to the contrary, the 6 department may submit to the court the entire record under seal 7 for the purpose of judicial review under section 17A.19. The 8 record in the custody of the department remains open to public 9 inspection to the extent allowed by chapters 17A and 22, and 10 sections 422.20, subsection 5, and 422.72, subsection 8. 11 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 12 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 13 DIVISION II 14 SPORTS WAGERING 15 Sec. 3. Section 99F.18, Code 2024, is amended to read as 16 follows: 17 99F.18 Tax on winnings. 18 1. All winnings derived from slot machines operated 19 pursuant to this chapter are Iowa earned income and are subject 20 to state and federal income tax laws. An amount deducted from 21 winnings for payment of the state tax, pursuant to section 22 422.16, subsection 2 , shall be remitted to the department of 23 revenue on behalf of the winner. 24 2. All winnings from sports wagering authorized under this 25 chapter are Iowa earned income and subject to state and federal 26 income tax laws. An amount deducted from winnings for payment 27 of state tax pursuant to section 422.16, subsection 2, shall be 28 remitted to the department of revenue on behalf of the winner. 29 Sec. 4. Section 422.16, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code 30 2024, is amended to read as follows: 31 d. For the purposes of this subsection , state income tax 32 shall be withheld on winnings in excess of six hundred dollars 33 derived from gambling activities authorized under chapter 34 99B or 99G . State income tax shall be withheld on winnings 35 -1- LSB 5330XD (13) 90 jm/jh 1/ 21
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ in excess of one thousand dollars from gambling activities 1 authorized under chapter 99D . State income tax shall be 2 withheld on winnings in excess of one thousand two hundred 3 dollars derived from slot machines authorized under chapter 4 99F . State income tax shall be withheld on winnings in excess 5 of five thousand dollars from sports wagering authorized under 6 chapter 99F. 7 DIVISION III 8 LOTTERY 9 Sec. 5. Section 99G.3, Code 2024, is amended by adding the 10 following new subsections: 11 NEW SUBSECTION . 3A. “Bona fide social relationship” means 12 a real, genuine, unfeigned social relationship between two or 13 more persons, where each person has an established knowledge of 14 the other, which has not arisen for the purpose of gambling. 15 NEW SUBSECTION . 9A. “Lottery courier” means a person who 16 offers or undertakes to procure tickets or shares in lottery 17 games from a lottery retailer on behalf of another person, and 18 who does not have a bona fide social relationship with that 19 other person. 20 Sec. 6. Section 99G.24, subsection 7, Code 2024, is amended 21 by adding the following new paragraph: 22 NEW PARAGRAPH . j. The department determines, based upon 23 available information, that either the structure or activities 24 of the applicant’s business is likely to violate provisions of 25 this chapter, or any regulation, policy, or procedure of the 26 division. 27 Sec. 7. Section 99G.30, Code 2024, is amended by adding the 28 following new subsections: 29 NEW SUBSECTION . 8. A person shall not do any of the 30 following: 31 a. Act or operate as a lottery courier. 32 b. Do business with a lottery courier. 33 NEW SUBSECTION . 9. A retailer shall not sell tickets or 34 shares in a lottery game to any of the following: 35 -2- LSB 5330XD (13) 90 jm/jh 2/ 21
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ a. A lottery courier. 1 b. An employee or agent of a lottery courier. 2 Sec. 8. Section 99G.31, subsection 3, paragraph g, Code 3 2024, is amended by striking the paragraph and inserting in 4 lieu thereof the following: 5 g. A ticket or share issued by the division shall not 6 be purchased by and no prize shall be paid to any of the 7 following: 8 (1) A member of the board. 9 (2) An officer or employee of the department. 10 (3) An officer or employee of the state providing services 11 to the department to administer this chapter if such officer 12 or employee has access to confidential information which may 13 compromise the integrity of the lottery. 14 (4) A spouse, child, sibling, or parent residing as a member 15 of the same household in the principal place of residence of 16 any person described in subparagraphs (1) through (3). 17 Sec. 9. Section 99G.34, Code 2024, is amended by adding the 18 following new subsection: 19 NEW SUBSECTION . 9. Ticket order history; ticket inventory; 20 or any records that if disclosed could impair or adversely 21 impact the security, integrity, or fairness of a lottery game 22 or the security of lottery retailers. 23 DIVISION IV 24 CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO TAXES AND REPORTS —— ELECTRONIC FILING 25 Sec. 10. Section 453A.1, subsection 27, Code 2024, is 26 amended to read as follows: 27 27. “State permit” shall mean and include all permits issued 28 by the department to distributors, wholesalers, and retailers 29 under this chapter except the permits issued to retailers 30 approved by cities and counties pursuant to sections 453A.13 31 and 453A.47A . 32 Sec. 11. Section 453A.6, subsection 8, paragraph a, Code 33 2024, is amended to read as follows: 34 a. Pay directly to the department, in lieu of the tax 35 -3- LSB 5330XD (13) 90 jm/jh 3/ 21
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ under subsection 1 , a tax equal to three and six hundredths 1 cents on each cigarette dispensed from such machine. Payments 2 made under this paragraph shall be remitted to the department 3 electronically. 4 Sec. 12. Section 453A.8, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended 5 to read as follows: 6 2. Orders for cigarette tax stamps, including the payment 7 for such stamps, shall be sent direct made to the department 8 electronically on a form to be prescribed by the director, 9 except as provided in subsection 6 . 10 Sec. 13. Section 453A.13, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 11 2024, is amended to read as follows: 12 a. The department shall issue state permits to distributors, 13 wholesalers, and cigarette vendors, and retailers that 14 make delivery sales of alternative nicotine products and 15 vapor products, subject to the conditions provided in this 16 subchapter . If an out-of-state retailer makes delivery 17 sales of alternative nicotine products or vapor products, an 18 application shall be filed with the department electronically 19 and a permit shall be issued for the out-of-state retailer’s 20 principal place of business. Cities may issue approve retail 21 permits to retailers permit applications for applicants with 22 a place of business located within their respective limits. 23 County boards of supervisors may issue approve retail permits 24 to retailers permit applications for applicants with a place of 25 business in their respective counties, outside of the corporate 26 limits of cities. Upon approval of a retail permit application 27 by a city or county, the department shall issue the permit to 28 the applicant on behalf of the city or county, in the manner 29 determined by the department. A city or county shall use the 30 electronic portal of the department to process retail permit 31 applications. A city or county that is unable to use the 32 electronic portal of the department may request permission from 33 the director to process retail applications by another method. 34 Sec. 14. Section 453A.13, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 35 -4- LSB 5330XD (13) 90 jm/jh 4/ 21
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 2024, is amended to read as follows: 1 c. A city or county shall submit a duplicate of any 2 application for a retail permit to the department within thirty 3 days of the issuance. The department shall submit the current 4 list of all retail permits issued to the department of health 5 and human services by the last day of each quarter of a state 6 fiscal year. 7 Sec. 15. Section 453A.13, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 8 2024, is amended to read as follows: 9 a. All permits provided for in this subchapter shall expire 10 on June 30 of each year. A permit shall not be granted or 11 issued until the applicant has paid the fees to the department 12 required in this subchapter for the next period ending on June 13 30 next, to the department or the city or county granting the 14 permit, the fees provided for in this subchapter . The annual 15 state permit fee for a distributor, cigarette vendor, and 16 wholesaler is one hundred dollars when the permit is granted 17 during the months of July, August, or September. However, 18 whenever a state permit holder operates more than one place of 19 business, a duplicate state permit shall be issued for each 20 additional place of business on payment of five dollars for 21 each duplicate state permit, but refunds as provided in this 22 subchapter do not apply to any duplicate permit issued. 23 Sec. 16. Section 453A.13, subsection 5, unnumbered 24 paragraph 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 25 Permits shall be issued only upon applications accompanied 26 by the fee indicated above, and by an adequate bond as provided 27 in section 453A.14 , and upon forms furnished by the department 28 upon written request . The failure to furnish such forms shall 29 be no excuse for the failure to file the forms unless absolute 30 refusal is shown. Applications, any supporting documentation, 31 and the associated fees required by this section shall be 32 submitted to the department electronically. The forms shall 33 set forth all of the following: 34 Sec. 17. Section 453A.13, subsection 9, unnumbered 35 -5- LSB 5330XD (13) 90 jm/jh 5/ 21
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ paragraph 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 1 Each permit issued shall describe clearly the place of 2 business for which it is issued, shall be nonassignable, 3 consecutively numbered, designating the kind of permit, and 4 shall authorize the sale of cigarettes, alternative nicotine 5 products, or vapor products in this state subject to the 6 limitations and restrictions herein contained. The retail 7 permits shall be upon forms furnished by the department or on 8 forms made available or approved by the department . 9 Sec. 18. Section 453A.14, subsection 1, unnumbered 10 paragraph 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 11 No A state or manufacturer’s permit shall not be issued until 12 the applicant files a bond, with good and sufficient surety, 13 to be approved by the director, which bond shall be in favor of 14 the state and conditioned upon the payment of taxes, damages, 15 fines, penalties, and costs adjudged against the permit holder 16 for violation of any of the provisions of this subchapter . The 17 bonds shall be on forms prescribed by the director and shall be 18 filed electronically. A bond filed under this section shall be 19 in one of the following amounts: 20 Sec. 19. Section 453A.14, subsection 2, Code 2024, is 21 amended to read as follows: 22 2. A person shall not engage in interstate business unless 23 the person files a bond, with good and sufficient surety in an 24 amount of not less than one thousand dollars. A bond required 25 by this subsection shall be on forms prescribed by the director 26 and shall be filed electronically. The amount of the bond 27 required of the person shall be fixed by the director, subject 28 to the minimum limitation provided in this section . The bond 29 is subject to approval by the director and shall be payable to 30 the state in Des Moines, Polk county, and conditioned upon the 31 payment of taxes, damages, fines, penalties, and costs adjudged 32 against the person for violation of any of the requirements of 33 this subchapter affecting the person, on a form prescribed by 34 the director. 35 -6- LSB 5330XD (13) 90 jm/jh 6/ 21
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ Sec. 20. Section 453A.15, subsection 7, Code 2024, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 7. The director may require by rule that Any reports 3 required to be made under this subchapter shall be filed by 4 electronic transmission electronically . 5 Sec. 21. Section 453A.16, Code 2024, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 453A.16 Manufacturer’s permit. 8 The department may, upon application of any manufacturer, 9 issue without charge to the manufacturer a manufacturer’s 10 permit. The application shall contain information as 11 the director shall prescribe and the application shall be 12 submitted to the department electronically . The holder of a 13 manufacturer’s permit is authorized to purchase stamps from 14 the department, and must affix stamps to individual packages 15 of cigarettes outside of this state, prior to their shipment 16 into the state unless the cigarettes are shipped to an Iowa 17 permitted distributor or an Iowa permitted distributor’s agent. 18 Sec. 22. Section 453A.17, subsection 1, Code 2024, is 19 amended to read as follows: 20 1. Every distributing agent in the state, now engaged, 21 or who desires to become engaged, in the business of storing 22 unstamped cigarettes which are received in interstate commerce 23 for distribution or delivery only upon order received from 24 without the state or to be sold outside the state, shall 25 file with the department electronically , an application for 26 a distributing agent’s permit, on a form prescribed by the 27 director , to be furnished upon written request . The failure 28 to furnish shall be no excuse for the failure to file the same 29 unless an absolute refusal is shown. Said form shall set 30 forth the name under which such distributing agent transacts 31 or intends to transact such business as a distributing agent, 32 the principal office and place of business in Iowa to which 33 the permit is to apply, and if other than an individual, the 34 principal officers or members thereof and their addresses. The 35 -7- LSB 5330XD (13) 90 jm/jh 7/ 21
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ director may require any other information in said application. 1 No distributing agent shall engage in such business until 2 such application has been filed and fee in the sum of one 3 hundred dollars paid for the permit and until the permit has 4 been obtained. Such permit shall expire on June 30 following 5 the date of issuance. All of the provisions of the last 6 two paragraphs of section 453A.14 , relative to bonds, are 7 incorporated herein and by this reference made applicable to 8 distributing agents. Upon failure to furnish adequate bond 9 as required, the permit shall be revoked without hearing. An 10 application shall be filed and a permit obtained for each place 11 of business owned or operated by a distributing agent. 12 Sec. 23. Section 453A.18, Code 2024, is amended to read as 13 follows: 14 453A.18 Forms for records and reports. 15 The department shall furnish or make available in electronic 16 form, without charge, to holders of the various permits, forms 17 in sufficient quantities to enable permit holders to make the 18 reports required to be made under this subchapter . The permit 19 holders shall furnish at their own expense the books, records, 20 and invoices, required to be used and kept, but the books, 21 records, and invoices shall be in exact conformity to the forms 22 prescribed for that purpose by the director, and shall be kept 23 and used in the manner prescribed by the director. However, 24 the director may, by express order in certain cases, authorize 25 permit holders to keep their records in a manner and upon forms 26 other than those prescribed. The authorization may be revoked 27 at any time. A report, book, record, invoice, and any other 28 document required to be submitted to the department under this 29 subchapter shall be submitted electronically. 30 Sec. 24. Section 453A.23, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2024, 31 are amended to read as follows: 32 1. Subject to this subchapter , a retailer’s permit may be 33 issued by the department to any dining car company, sleeping 34 car company, railroad or railway company. The permit shall 35 -8- LSB 5330XD (13) 90 jm/jh 8/ 21
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ authorize the holder to keep for sale, and sell, cigarettes 1 at retail on any dining car, sleeping car, or passenger car 2 operated by the applicant in, through, or across the state of 3 Iowa, subject to all of the restrictions imposed upon retailers 4 under this subchapter . The application for the permit shall 5 be in the form and contain the information required by the 6 director and each application submitted under this section 7 shall be submitted to the department electronically . Each 8 permit is good throughout the state. Only one permit is 9 required for all cars operated in this state by the applicant, 10 but a duplicate of the permit shall be posted in each car 11 in which cigarettes are sold and no further permit shall be 12 required or tax levied for the privilege of selling cigarettes 13 in the cars. No cigarettes Cigarettes shall not be sold in 14 the cars without having affixed thereto stamps evidencing the 15 payment of the tax as provided in this subchapter . 16 2. As a condition precedent to the issuing of a retailer’s 17 permit for railway car, the applicant shall file with the 18 department a bond in favor of the state for the benefit of 19 all parties interested in the amount of five hundred dollars 20 conditioned upon the payment of all taxes, fines and penalties 21 and costs in this subchapter . A bond filed under this 22 subsection shall be on forms prescribed by the director and 23 shall be filed electronically. 24 Sec. 25. Section 453A.24, subsection 2, Code 2024, is 25 amended to read as follows: 26 2. The director may require by rule that common carriers 27 or the appropriate persons provide monthly reports to the 28 department detailing all information the department deems 29 necessary on shipments into and out of Iowa of cigarettes 30 and tobacco products as set forth in this subchapter I and 31 subchapter II of this chapter . The director may require by 32 rule that the reports A report required to be submitted by the 33 director pursuant to this section shall be filed by electronic 34 transmission electronically . 35 -9- LSB 5330XD (13) 90 jm/jh 9/ 21
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ Sec. 26. Section 453A.35, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 1 2024, is amended to read as follows: 2 a. With the exception of revenues credited to the health 3 care trust fund pursuant to paragraph “b” , the proceeds derived 4 from the sale of stamps and the payment of fees and penalties 5 provided for under this chapter , and the permit fees received 6 from all state permits issued by the department, shall be 7 credited to the general fund of the state. 8 Sec. 27. Section 453A.35, subsection 2, Code 2024, is 9 amended to read as follows: 10 2. All permit fees provided for in this chapter and 11 collected by the department on behalf of cities in the issuance 12 of permits granted by the cities shall be paid remitted by 13 the department to the treasurer of the city where the permit 14 is effective, or to another city officer as designated by the 15 council, and shall be credited to the general fund of the 16 city. Permit fees so collected by the department on behalf of 17 counties shall be paid remitted to the county treasurer of the 18 county where the permit is effective . 19 Sec. 28. Section 453A.39, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 20 2024, is amended to read as follows: 21 a. All cigarette samples shall be shipped only to a 22 distributor that has a permit to stamp cigarettes or little 23 cigars with Iowa tax. All cigarette samples must have a 24 cigarette stamp. The manufacturer shipping samples under this 25 section shall send an affidavit to the director stating the 26 shipment information, including the date shipped, quantity, and 27 to whom the samples were shipped. The distributor receiving 28 the shipment shall send an affidavit to the director stating 29 the shipment information, including the date shipped, quantity, 30 and from whom the samples were shipped. These affidavits shall 31 be duly notarized and submitted to the director at the time of 32 shipment and receipt of the samples. The distributor shall 33 pay the tax on samples by separate remittance along with the 34 affidavit. The affidavit and remittance required under this 35 -10- LSB 5330XD (13) 90 jm/jh 10/ 21
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ paragraph shall be submitted to the department electronically. 1 Sec. 29. Section 453A.40, subsection 2, Code 2024, is 2 amended to read as follows: 3 2. Persons subject to the inventory tax imposed under this 4 section shall take an inventory as of the close of the business 5 day next preceding the effective date of the increased tax rate 6 of those items subject to the inventory tax for the purpose of 7 determining the tax due. These persons shall report the tax 8 on forms provided by the department of revenue and remit the 9 tax due within thirty days of the prescribed inventory date. 10 The report and remittance required under this subsection shall 11 be submitted to the department electronically. The department 12 of revenue shall adopt rules as are necessary to carry out this 13 section . 14 Sec. 30. NEW SECTION . 453A.41 Submitting documents —— 15 alternative method. 16 A person subject to this subchapter who is required to submit 17 an application, bond, fee, report, return, remittance, or other 18 documentation electronically and who is unable to do so, may 19 request permission from the director to make the submission 20 using an alternative method. 21 Sec. 31. Section 453A.45, subsection 5, paragraphs b and c, 22 Code 2024, are amended to read as follows: 23 b. The report shall be made on forms provided by the 24 director. The director may require by rule that the A report 25 required under this subsection shall be filed by electronic 26 transmission electronically . 27 c. Common carriers transporting tobacco products into 28 this state shall file with the director reports of all such 29 shipments other than those which are delivered to public 30 warehouses of first destination in this state which are 31 licensed under the provisions of chapter 554 . Such reports 32 shall be filed electronically with the department on or before 33 the tenth day of each month and shall show with respect to 34 deliveries made in the preceding month all of the following: 35 -11- LSB 5330XD (13) 90 jm/jh 11/ 21
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ (1) The date. 1 (2) The point of origin. 2 (3) The point of delivery. 3 (4) The name of the consignee. 4 (5) A description and the quantity of tobacco products 5 delivered. 6 (6) Such other information as the director may require. 7 Sec. 32. Section 453A.46, subsection 1, paragraph a, 8 subparagraph (1), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 9 (1) On or before the twentieth day of each calendar month 10 every distributor with a place of business in this state shall 11 file a return with the director showing for the preceding 12 calendar month the quantity and wholesale sales price of each 13 tobacco product brought, or caused to be brought, into this 14 state for sale; made, manufactured, or fabricated in this state 15 for sale in this state; and any other information the director 16 may require. Every licensed distributor outside this state 17 shall in like manner file a return with the director showing 18 for the preceding calendar month the quantity and wholesale 19 sales price of each tobacco product shipped or transported to 20 retailers in this state to be sold by those retailers and any 21 other information the director may require. Returns shall 22 be made upon forms furnished or made available in electronic 23 form and prescribed by the director and shall contain other 24 information as the director may require. Each return shall be 25 accompanied by a remittance for the full tax liability shown 26 on the return, less a discount as fixed by the director not to 27 exceed five percent of the tax. Within three years after the 28 return is filed or within three years after the return became 29 due, whichever is later, the department shall examine it, 30 determine the correct amount of tax, and assess the tax against 31 the taxpayer for any deficiency. The period for examination 32 and determination of the correct amount of tax is unlimited in 33 the case of a false or fraudulent return made with the intent 34 to evade tax, or in the case of a failure to file a return. 35 -12- LSB 5330XD (13) 90 jm/jh 12/ 21
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ Sec. 33. Section 453A.46, subsection 7, Code 2024, is 1 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu 2 thereof the following: 3 7. A return and remittance required to be submitted under 4 this subchapter shall be filed electronically. 5 Sec. 34. Section 453A.47A, subsection 6, Code 2024, is 6 amended to read as follows: 7 6. Issuance. Cities may issue approve retail permits 8 to permit applications of retailers located within their 9 respective limits. County boards of supervisors may issue 10 approve retail permits to permit applications of retailers 11 located in their respective counties, outside of the corporate 12 limits of cities. The city or county shall submit a duplicate 13 of any application for a retail permit to the department within 14 thirty days of issuance of a permit. Upon approval of a retail 15 permit application by a city or county, the department shall 16 issue the permit to the applicant on behalf of the city or 17 county, in the manner determined by the department. A city 18 or county shall use the electronic portal of the department 19 to process retail permit applications. A city or county that 20 is unable to use the electronic portal of the department 21 may request permission from the director to process retail 22 applications by another method. The department shall submit 23 the current list of all retail permits issued to the department 24 of health and human services by the last day of each quarter of 25 a state fiscal year. 26 Sec. 35. Section 453A.47A, subsection 7, paragraph a, 27 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as 28 follows: 29 All permits provided for in this subchapter shall expire on 30 June 30 of each year. A permit shall not be granted or issued 31 until the applicant has paid the fees provided for to the 32 department required in this section for the next period ending 33 on June 30 next, to the city or county granting the permit . The 34 fee for retail permits is as follows when the permit is granted 35 -13- LSB 5330XD (13) 90 jm/jh 13/ 21
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ during the month of July, August, or September: 1 Sec. 36. Section 453A.47A, subsection 9, unnumbered 2 paragraph 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 3 Retail permits shall be issued only upon applications, 4 accompanied by the fee indicated above, made upon forms 5 furnished by the department upon written request . The failure 6 to furnish such forms shall be no excuse for the failure to 7 file the form unless absolute refusal is shown. Applications, 8 any supporting documentation, and the associated fees 9 required by this section shall be submitted to the department 10 electronically. The forms shall specify: 11 Sec. 37. Section 453A.47A, subsection 10, paragraph b, Code 12 2024, is amended to read as follows: 13 b. Every retailer shall, when requested by the department, 14 make additional reports as the department deems necessary and 15 proper and shall at the request of the department furnish full 16 and complete information pertaining to any transaction of the 17 retailer involving the purchase or sale or use of tobacco, 18 tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, or vapor 19 products. A report required to be submitted to the department 20 pursuant to this subsection shall be filed electronically. 21 Sec. 38. NEW SECTION . 453A.52 Submitting documents —— 22 alternative method. 23 A person subject to this subchapter who is required to submit 24 an application, bond, fee, report, return, remittance, or other 25 documentation electronically and who is unable to do so, may 26 request permission from the director to make the submission 27 using an alternative method. 28 Sec. 39. Section 453C.1, subsection 10, Code 2024, is 29 amended to read as follows: 30 10. “Units sold” means the number of individual cigarettes 31 sold in the state by the applicable tobacco product 32 manufacturer, whether directly or through a distributor, 33 retailer, or similar intermediary or intermediaries, during the 34 year in question, as measured by excise taxes collected by the 35 -14- LSB 5330XD (13) 90 jm/jh 14/ 21
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ state on in packs bearing required to bear the excise stamp of 1 the state or on in the case of roll-your-own tobacco containers 2 on which a tax is due pursuant to chapter 453A . The department 3 of revenue shall adopt rules as are necessary to ascertain 4 the amount of state excise tax paid on the cigarettes of such 5 tobacco product manufacturer for each year. 6 Sec. 40. Section 453D.5, subsection 1, Code 2024, is amended 7 to read as follows: 8 1. No later than twenty calendar days after the end of 9 each calendar quarter, and more frequently if so directed by 10 the director, each stamping agent and distributor shall submit 11 information as the director requires to facilitate compliance 12 with this chapter , including but not limited to a list by brand 13 family of the total number of cigarettes, or, in the case of 14 roll-your-own tobacco, the equivalent stick count, for which 15 the stamping agent or distributor affixed stamps during the 16 previous calendar quarter or otherwise paid the tax due for 17 the cigarettes. The stamping agent and distributor shall 18 maintain, and make available to the director, all invoices and 19 documentation of sales of all nonparticipating manufacturer 20 cigarettes and any other information relied upon in reporting 21 to the director for a period of five years. Violations of this 22 subsection are subject to civil penalties as established in 23 section 453A.31, subsection 1 , paragraph “b” . Any information 24 submitted pursuant to this subsection shall be submitted to the 25 director electronically. 26 Sec. 41. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act takes 27 effect January 1, 2025, for returns, payments, remittances, 28 reports, books, records, invoices, and any other document 29 required to be electronically filed with or submitted to the 30 department on or after that date. 31 DIVISION V 32 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 33 Sec. 42. Section 123.5, subsection 3, Code 2024, is amended 34 to read as follows: 35 -15- LSB 5330XD (13) 90 jm/jh 15/ 21
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 3. Members of the commission shall be chosen on the basis 1 of managerial ability and experience as business executives. 2 Not more than two members of the commission may be the holder 3 of or have an interest in a permit or license to manufacture 4 alcoholic liquor, wine, or beer or to sell alcoholic liquor, 5 wine, or beer at wholesale or retail directly or indirectly; 6 individually; as a member of a partnership or an association; 7 as a member, owner, or stockholder, except as an institutional 8 investor, of a corporation or other entity; or as a relative to 9 a person by blood or marriage within the second degree do any 10 of the following: 11 a. Hold a permit or license to manufacture alcoholic 12 beverages or sell alcoholic beverages at wholesale or retail . 13 b. Have an interest in the manufacture of or dealing in 14 alcoholic beverages or in an enterprise or industry in which 15 alcoholic beverages are required. 16 c. Receive a commission or profit on the purchase or sale of 17 alcoholic beverages by any person. 18 d. Have an interest in or mortgage or deed of trust on any 19 land or building where alcoholic beverages are manufactured for 20 sale, offered for sale, or sold or in any personal property 21 used for the manufacturing or sale of alcoholic beverages. 22 Sec. 43. Section 123.5, Code 2024, is amended by adding the 23 following new subsections: 24 NEW SUBSECTION . 3A. In addition to the requirements of 25 chapter 68B, members of the commission shall not do any of the 26 following: 27 a. Hold any other office or position under the laws of this 28 state, or any other state or territory or of the United States. 29 b. Directly or indirectly use the office of the member 30 to influence, persuade, or induce any person to adopt their 31 political views or to favor any particular candidate for an 32 elective or appointive public office. 33 c. Directly or indirectly, solicit or accept, in any manner 34 or way, any money or other thing of value for any person 35 -16- LSB 5330XD (13) 90 jm/jh 16/ 21
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ seeking an elective or appointive public office, or to any 1 political party or any group of persons seeking to become a 2 political party. 3 NEW SUBSECTION . 6. This section does not prohibit a 4 commission member from lawfully purchasing and keeping 5 alcoholic beverages in the possession of the commission member. 6 Sec. 44. Section 123.13, Code 2024, is amended by striking 7 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 8 123.13 Prohibitions —— director and employees. 9 1. For purposes of this section, “director” means the 10 director of the department. 11 2. The requirements of this section are in addition to the 12 requirements of chapter 68B. 13 3. The director shall not directly or indirectly; 14 individually; as a member of a partnership or an association; 15 as a member, owner, or stockholder, except as an institutional 16 investor of a corporation or other entity; or as a relative to 17 a person by blood or marriage within the second degree do any 18 of the following: 19 a. Have an interest in the manufacture of or dealing in 20 alcoholic beverages, or in an enterprise or industry in which 21 alcoholic beverages are required. 22 b. Receive a commission or profit from the purchase or sale 23 of an alcoholic beverage by any person. 24 c. Have an interest in, or mortgage or deed of trust on, any 25 land or building where alcoholic beverages are manufactured for 26 sale, offered for sale, or sold, or in any personal property 27 used in the manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages. 28 4. An employee of the department shall not license, permit, 29 or participate in the licensing or permitting of a person, 30 business, or organization that requires a license or permit 31 under the laws and rules governing alcoholic beverages, if the 32 employee has an ownership interest related to that person, 33 business, or organization. 34 5. An employee of the department shall not enforce any 35 -17- LSB 5330XD (13) 90 jm/jh 17/ 21
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ law or rule governing alcoholic beverages against a person, 1 business, or organization that requires a license or permit 2 under the laws and rules governing alcoholic beverages, if the 3 employee has an ownership interest related to that person, 4 business, or organization. 5 6. The director or an employee violating this section or 6 any other provisions of this chapter shall, in addition to any 7 other penalties provided by law, be subject to suspension or 8 discharge from employment. 9 7. This section does not prohibit the director or an 10 employee of the department from lawfully purchasing and keeping 11 alcoholic beverages in the possession of the director or the 12 employee. 13 Sec. 45. Section 123.39, subsection 1, paragraph b, 14 subparagraph (3), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 15 (3) Any change in the ownership or interest in the business 16 operated under a retail alcohol license , permit, or certificate 17 of compliance which change was changes were not previously 18 reported in a manner prescribed by the director within thirty 19 days of the change and subsequently approved by the local 20 authority, when applicable, and the department. 21 EXPLANATION 22 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 23 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 24 This bill relates to the duties and responsibilities of the 25 department of revenue (department) including confidentiality of 26 records, sports wagering, the lottery, cigarette and tobacco 27 taxes, and alcoholic beverages. 28 DIVISION I —— CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS. The bill provides 29 that the department may submit to the court the entire record 30 under seal for the purpose of judicial review under Code 31 section 17A.19. The bill specifies that the record in the 32 custody of the department remains open to public inspection 33 to the extent allowed in Code chapters 17A and 22, and Code 34 sections 422.20(5) and 422.72(8). 35 -18- LSB 5330XD (13) 90 jm/jh 18/ 21
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ The division takes effect upon enactment. 1 DIVISION II —— SPORTS WAGERING. The bill specifies all 2 winnings from sports wagering are considered Iowa earned income 3 and subject to Iowa and federal income tax laws. If sports 4 wagering winnings exceed $5,000, the bill requires Iowa state 5 income tax be withheld from the winnings. 6 DIVISION III —— LOTTERY. The bill defines a “lottery 7 courier” to mean a person who offers or undertakes to procure 8 tickets or shares in lottery games from a lottery retailer on 9 behalf of another person, and who does not have a bona fide 10 social relationship with that other person. The bill also 11 defines “bona fide social relationship”. The bill prohibits a 12 person to operate as a lottery courier or to do business with 13 a lottery courier. A person who does business with a lottery 14 courier may have the lottery retail license of the person 15 suspended or revoked under Code section 99G.27. 16 The bill updates and expands the circumstances where a 17 ticket shall not be purchased by or a prize awarded to certain 18 persons. The bill adds a state employee who has access to 19 confidential information which may compromise the integrity of 20 the lottery to the list of persons prohibited from purchasing a 21 lottery ticket or claiming a lottery prize. 22 The bill makes the following lottery information 23 confidential: ticket order history; ticket inventory; or any 24 records that if disclosed could impair or adversely impact 25 the security, integrity, or fairness of a lottery game or the 26 security of lottery retailers. 27 DIVISION IV —— CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO TAXES AND REPORTS —— 28 ELECTRONIC FILING. The bill updates the definition of “units 29 sold” when measuring individual cigarettes sold in the state 30 to mean packs required to bear the excise stamp of the state, 31 and updates “units sold” for roll-your-own tobacco to mean 32 roll-your-own tobacco on which tax is due pursuant to Code 33 chapter 453A. 34 The bill specifies that cities and counties may approve 35 -19- LSB 5330XD (13) 90 jm/jh 19/ 21
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ tobacco-related retail permits but the department shall issue 1 the permit to the applicant on behalf of the city or county. 2 The bill requires the city or county to use the electronic 3 portal of the department to process retail permit applications. 4 If a city or county is unable to use the electronic portal 5 of the department, the city or county may request permission 6 from the director of revenue to process retail applications by 7 another method. 8 The bill provides that all tobacco-related permit fees shall 9 be collected by the department, and the department shall credit 10 the fees to the city or county where the permit is in effect. 11 The bill requires cigarette and tobacco tax returns, 12 reports, invoices, bonds, and payments to be filed with or 13 submitted to the department electronically beginning on or 14 after January 1, 2025. A person required to make a submission 15 electronically by the bill may request permission from the 16 director of revenue to make the submission in another manner. 17 DIVISION V —— ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. The bill specifies 18 that members of the alcoholic beverages commission (members) 19 shall not hold any other office or position under the laws of 20 this state or any other state. The bill prohibits a member of 21 the commission from influencing or persuading others to adopt 22 political views of the member or favor any particular elective 23 or appointive candidate. The bill specifies that not more 24 than two members shall have any interest in alcohol-related 25 enterprises. 26 The bill prohibits the director of the department of revenue 27 from having any interest in alcohol-related enterprises. 28 The bill prohibits an employee of the department of 29 revenue to license, permit, or participate in the licensing 30 or permitting of a person, business, or organization under 31 the laws governing alcoholic beverages, if the employee has 32 an ownership interest related to that person, business, or 33 organization. 34 The bill prohibits an employee of the department of revenue 35 -20- LSB 5330XD (13) 90 jm/jh 20/ 21
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ from enforcing any law or rule governing alcoholic beverages 1 against a person, business, or organization, if the employee 2 has an ownership interest related to that person, business, or 3 organization. 4 The bill provides the director or an employee who violates 5 the bill shall, in addition to any other penalties provided by 6 law, be subject to suspension or discharge from employment. 7 The bill does not prohibit a member or the director of 8 revenue or an employee of the department of revenue from 9 lawfully purchasing and keeping an alcoholic beverage for 10 personal use. 11 The bill amends Code section 123.39(1)(b)(3) to update the 12 terminology used in the subparagraph to match the terminology 13 used in the lead-in under Code section 123.39(1)(b). 14 -21- LSB 5330XD (13) 90 jm/jh 21/ 21
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