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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 230: Relating to nuisance actions against sports or exposition venues

Became HF 645 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to circumstances in which a sports or exposition venue operation is immune from nuisance actions for damages and provides for exceptions. The bill defines the term “sports or exposition venue”. The bill provides that a person is eligible to file a nuisance action to recover damages if the person is the majority owner of real property that is adversely affected by a competitive sporting event at the sports or exposition venue and the sports or exposition venue has materially violated a law.

Sponsors

Rep. Brooke Boden (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 6, 2025

  • Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla (R) · barb.kniffmcculla@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Cindy Golding (R) · cindy.golding@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Larry McBurney (D) · larry.mcburney@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Association of Iowa Fairs; Knoxville Raceway

In plain words

  1. February 6, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Local Government committee
  2. February 6, 2025House subcommittee named: Kniff McCulla, Golding and McBurney
  3. February 13, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. February 25, 2025Approved by the House committee
  5. February 25, 2025Committee vote: 20–0
  6. February 28, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 645
  7. March 31, 2025Withdrawn

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/HF230