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

SF 2134: Relating to gambling, including social gambling between individuals and the operation of poker card rooms, and providing fees

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 it does

This bill changes the list of games allowed as social gambling between individuals from games of skill and games of chance, except casino-style games other than poker, to instead include card and parlor games, including but not limited to poker, pinochle, pitch, gin rummy, bridge, euchre, hearts, cribbage, dominoes, checkers, chess, backgammon, pool, and darts. The bill allows a person to apply to the state racing and gaming commission (commission) for a license to operate a poker card room, defined in the bill as a gambling structure that offers poker games, including poker variants, to the public but does not offer any other form of gambling game or wagering.

Sponsors

Sen. Jesse Green (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 3, 2026

  • Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Tony Bisignano (D) · tony.bisignano@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. January 28, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
  2. February 3, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Rozenboom, Bisignano and Schultz

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/SF2134