Bills › 91st General Assembly
Concerning card game tournaments conducted by qualified organizations representing veterans
Sponsored by Rep. Adam Zabner (D)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedMarch 12, 2025
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Veterans organizations will no longer be required to give every player the same chance of winning or ban multiple entries in card game tournaments. These rules currently apply to certain groups that represent veterans and are exempt from federal taxes. This change allows these organizations more flexibility when hosting their games.1
Read the official explanation
This bill removes the requirement that in order for a qualified veterans organization to conduct a card game tournament, every participant must be given the same chance of winning the tournament and the organization must not allow any second chance entries or multiple entries in the tournament. A qualified organization representing veterans is a post, branch, or chapter of a national association of veterans of the armed forces of the United States which is a federally chartered corporation, dedicates the net receipts of a game of skill, game of chance, or raffle as provided in Code section 99B.14, and is exempt from federal income taxation.
Iowa Code it changes
Amends§99B.27