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

HSB 578: HSB 578

Became HF 2497 · Its progress continues under the new number.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

See the fiscal note

There would be an annual decrease of approximately $3,000 to $4,000 to the General Fund due to the loss of a subset of the administrative penalties against licensees. The average State cost per offense for a Class D felony ranges from $9,100 to $16,600.

House subcommittee · named January 19, 2022

  • Rep. Shannon Lundgren (R) · shannon.lundgren@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Dennis M. Cohoon (D)
  • Rep. Mike Sexton (R)

Lobbying · 9 for, 12 against

For: Boyd Gaming-Peninsula Gaming LLC & Dubuque Diamond Jo & Diamond Jo Worth; Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC.; Great River Entertainment; Penn National Gaming/Ameristar; Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino; Q Casino; SCE Partners, LLC; Sports Betting Alliance; Wild Rose Entertainment, LLC

Against: City of Cedar Rapids; Concerned Women For America of Iowa; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Iowa Annual Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; Linn County Board of Supervisors; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; The Humane Society of the United States; VALOR Iowa

In plain words

  1. January 19, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the State Government committee
  2. January 19, 2022House subcommittee named: Lundgren, Cohoon and Sexton
  3. February 3, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
  4. February 15, 2022Approved by the House committee
  5. February 21, 2022Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2497

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HSB578