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

SF 495: Relating to nuisance actions against sports or exposition venues

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 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

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Association of Iowa Fairs; Knoxville Raceway

In plain words

  1. March 4, 2025Filed in the Senate
  2. March 4, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
  3. April 14, 2025Withdrawn

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/SF495