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

HSB 593: Relating to the purchase of lottery shares and tickets by a courier service

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to the purchase of lottery shares and tickets by a courier service. The bill allows a courier service, defined in the bill as a person that purchases and stores a share or ticket on behalf of a customer and delivers the share or ticket, or the prize from the share or ticket, to the customer as a for-profit service, to enter into a written agreement with a lottery retailer to purchase, store, and deliver shares, tickets, and prizes on behalf of customers located in this state. The bill specifies certain terms that a written agreement between a courier service and a retailer must contain.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 21, 2026

  • Rep. Derek Wulf (R) · derek.wulf@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Heather Hora (R) · heather.hora@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Larry McBurney (D) · larry.mcburney@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 7 against

For: Jackpocket; Lotto.com

Against: Casey's General Stores; Churchill Downs Incorporated; FUELIowa (PMCI); Iowa Behavioral Health Association (IBHA); Iowa Grocery Industry Association; KWIK Trip, Inc.; Maverik, Inc.

In plain words

  1. January 21, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the State Government committee
  2. January 21, 2026House subcommittee named: Wulf, Hora and McBurney
  3. January 27, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it

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/HSB593