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

HF 645: Relating to nuisance actions against racing facilities and racetracks

Signed into law

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

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Association of Iowa Fairs; Knoxville Raceway

In plain words

  1. February 28, 2025Filed in the House
  2. March 27, 2025Passed the House, 92–0
  3. March 31, 2025Arrived in the Senate
  4. April 14, 2025Took the place of SF 495 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
  5. April 14, 2025Passed the Senate, 45–0
  6. May 1, 2025Sent to the Governor
  7. May 1, 2025Signed into law

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/HF645