89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2286: Appropriating certain tax receipts concerning internet fantasy sports contests and sports wagering to the county endowment fund

Became HF 2548 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill provides that taxes imposed and collected for internet fantasy sports contests and sports wagering shall be deposited in the county endowment fund created in Code section 15E.311 and not the sports wagering receipts fund. The bill provides that for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, any unobligated and unencumbered moneys in the sports wagering receipts fund from the previous fiscal year shall be appropriated to the county endowment fund. The bill strikes a reference to the sports wagering receipts fund in Code section 15E.311 and provides that the sports wagering receipts fund is repealed June 30, 2023.

Cost

See the fiscal note

5 million to the County Endowment Fund in FY 2023. 75 million appropriation to the IDPH. At this time, the ongoing annual tax revenue to the County Endowment Fund from sports wagering and Internet fantasy sports contests is difficult to estimate. This is due i…

House subcommittee · named February 9, 2022

Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R) · bobby.kaufmann@legis.iowa.gov
Rep. Eric Gjerde (D) · eric.gjerde@legis.iowa.gov
Rep. Lee Hein (R)

Lobbying · 3 for, 1 against

For: Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines; Iowa Community Foundations; Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce

Against: Iowa Annual Conference of United Methodist Church

In plain words

February 4, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means committee
February 9, 2022House subcommittee named: Kaufmann, Gjerde and Hein
February 22, 2022Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
March 1, 2022Approved by the House committee
March 2, 2022Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2548
March 8, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it
March 24, 2022Withdrawn