91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Sunday, November 8, 2026

SF 511: Relating to Iowa’s urban renewal law and urban revitalization law by establishing provisions governing certain property used for gaming, and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions

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 Iowa’s urban renewal and urban revitalization laws. The bill prohibits an urban renewal plan adopted before, on, or after the effective date of the bill, to include an urban renewal project related to property owned and operated by a licensee under Code chapter 99F (gambling games and sports wagering) first issued a license on or after January 1, 2025, or other specified property that directly benefits such a licensee. The bill excludes from the division of revenue (tax increment financing) taxes levied against property owned and operated by a licensee under Code chapter 99F first issued a license on or after January 1, 2025, or upon property that directly benefits such a licensee.

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named March 11, 2025

Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Tony Bisignano (D) · tony.bisignano@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. David D. Rowley (R) · david.rowley@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 0 for, 2 against

Against: Cedar Rapids Development Group LLC; IBEW Iowa State Conference

In plain words

February 19, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Local Government committee · as SSB 1159
February 19, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Webster, Driscoll and Weiner · as SSB 1159
February 20, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as SSB 1159
March 3, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 511 · as SSB 1159
March 4, 2025Filed in the Senate
March 4, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
March 6, 2025Sent to the Senate Ways and Means committee
March 11, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Dawson, Bisignano and Rowley