Relating to the elimination of the exemption of gaming floors from the prohibitions of the smokefree air Act

Topics:Alcohol, cannabis & gaming

Same legislation: HF 781

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedFebruary 11, 2025
Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 11, 2025
Done: House committeeFebruary 25, 2025
Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 781
Next: Senate committee
Next: Passes the Senate
Next: To the Governor
Next: Signed into law

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What’s in it

AI summary Currently, people are allowed to smoke on the gaming floors of racetracks, gambling boats, and other gambling buildings. This bill would remove that exception and ban smoking in those areas. These new rules would apply to the entire premises.¹

Read the official explanation

This bill eliminates the exception under the smokefree air Act (Act) (Code chapter 142D), allowing smoking on the gaming floors of the premises licensed pursuant to Code chapter 99F (gambling structures, excursion gambling boats, and racetracks). The bill thereby subjects the entirety of these premises to the smoking prohibitions of the Act.

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House subcommittee

Named February 11, 2025. On February 18, 2025 it recommended passage.

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2 written public comments to its subcommittee: February 3, 2026 (1), February 18, 2025 (1) · on the Legislature’s site

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§142D.4

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Lobbying

13 for · 9 against · 8 undecided · Who →

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Tried before

HF 2143Cleared committee88th GA SF 280Cleared committee89th GA SF 2021Cleared committee89th GA HF 530Cleared committee89th GA

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HSB 148Renumbered

91st General Assembly

HF 781Cleared committeefrom HSB 148

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in 2 earlier General Assemblies. None got through a chamber.

SF 2021 Relating to the elimination of the exemption of gaming floors from the prohibitions of the…
89th General Assembly · In committee · same title
Cleared committee
SF 280 Relating to the elimination of the exemption of gaming floors from the prohibitions of the…
89th General Assembly · In committee · same title
Cleared committee
HF 530 Relating to the elimination of the exemption of gaming floors from the prohibitions of the…
89th General Assembly · In committee · nearly identical
Cleared committee
HF 379 Relating to the elimination of the exemption of gaming floors from the prohibitions of the…
88th General Assembly · In committee · same title
Cleared committee
SF 109 Relating to the elimination of the exemption of gaming floors from the prohibitions of the…
88th General Assembly · In committee · same title
Cleared committee
HF 2143 Relating to the elimination of the exemption of gaming floors from the prohibitions of the…
88th General Assembly · In committee · nearly identical
Cleared committee

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SF 2051 Relating to the elimination of the exemption of gaming floors from the prohibitions of the…
91st General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage
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