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

SF 279: Relating to nuisance actions against sports or exposition venues

Became SF 495 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to circumstances in which a sports or exposition venue operation is immune from nuisance actions for damages and provides for exceptions. The bill defines the term “sports or exposition venue”. The bill provides that a person is eligible to file a nuisance action to recover damages if the person is the majority owner of real property that is adversely affected by a competitive sporting event at the sports or exposition venue and the sports or exposition venue has materially violated a law.

Sponsors

Sen. Jesse Green (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 18, 2025

  • Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R) · cherielynn.westrich@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Janice Weiner (D) · janice.weiner@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Association of Iowa Fairs; Knoxville Raceway

In plain words

  1. February 12, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Local Government committee
  2. February 18, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Westrich, Webster and Weiner
  3. February 24, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. March 4, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 495

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/SF279