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Read. Follow. Verify.Idaho Senate Bill 1230 raises alcohol permit and license fees across multiple categories
Last action · January 26, 2026: Reported Printed; referred to State Affairs
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What This Bill Proposed
Idaho Senate Bill 1230 increases annual fees for alcoholic beverage licenses, beer dealer licenses, wine importer and distributor licenses, and charitable event permits, taking effect July 1, 2026. The legislation adjusts fees for municipal population tiers, golf courses, railroads, airlines, and direct wine shippers while updating regulatory procedures.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Alcoholic beverage licensees
Annual license fees for bars, restaurants, golf courses, carriers, and retailers across various population tiers are increased.
Wineries and wine distributors
Annual license, warehouse, and direct shipper registration fees are increased under the amended code sections.
Nonprofit organizations hosting charitable events
Fees for obtaining special permits to sell or dispense alcohol at benevolent or charitable events are modified.
Key Facts
- The annual license fee for a liquor license in a city of 1,000 population or less increases from $300 to $480.
- The annual license fee for a liquor license in a city with a population between 1,000 and 3,000 increases from $500 to $800.
- The annual license fee for a liquor license in a city with a population of more than 3,000 increases from $750 to $1,200.
- The fee for charitable liquor event permits issued by the Idaho state police increases from $50 to $50.
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- The annual fee for beer dealers and separate warehouses increases from $100 to $160.
- The fee for transferring a beer or wine license or changing its location increases from $20 to $32.
- The annual registration fee for out-of-state wine direct shipper permits increases from $50 to $80.
- Annual license fees for wine importers, distributors, wineries, and bonded wine warehouses increase from $300 to $480.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Jan 26, 2026CommitteeReported Printed; referred to State Affairs
- Jan 23, 2026IntroducedIntroduced; read first time; referred to JR for Printing
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
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No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
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Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Comprehensive Fee Restructuring across Idaho Alcohol Statutes
The bill systematically updates fee structures across nearly all major sections of Idaho Code Title 23, affecting liquor, beer, and wine permits and licenses simultaneously.
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Sources
legislature.idaho.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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