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Relating to state income tax withholdings on winnings from sports wagering, and including effective date provisions
Sponsored by the House Ways and Means Committee
Proposed by the Department of Revenue · their explanation · all agency proposals
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 28, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 28, 2025
- Done: House committeeFebruary 25, 2025
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 19, 202596–0
- Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 18, 202548–0
- Done: To the GovernorMarch 28, 2025
- Done: Signed into lawMarch 28, 2025
SF 605 became law → The same legislation passed as SF 605, so this version was set aside. Go to SF 605 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People who win money from sports betting in Iowa will have to pay state and federal income taxes on those winnings. If the federal government takes taxes out of the winnings, the state will also take out Iowa income tax at that same time.1
Read the official explanation
This bill specifies all winnings from sports wagering are considered Iowa earned income and subject to Iowa and federal income tax laws. If sports wagering winnings are subject to federal income tax withholding, the bill requires Iowa state income tax be withheld from the winnings. The bill takes effect on January 1, 2026.
House subcommittee
Named January 28, 2025 (as HSB 91). On February 19, 2025 it recommended passage.
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