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

SSB 1097: Relating to illegal gaming, and making penalties applicable

Became SF 395 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to illegal gaming.7(1). A person who violates these prohibitions is guilty of illegal gaming and is subject to criminal penalties. The bill defines “account sharing” and “proxy betting” and includes those activities in the list of activities considered illegal gaming. The bill also includes in the activities considered illegal gaming the act of delivering anything of value to place as a wager in a pari-mutuel pool or other authorized system of wagering after receiving that thing of value, for a fee, outside of a gambling structure.

Sponsors

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Cost

See the fiscal note

7; however, the extent of the increase in costs to the Department of Corrections (DOC) is unknown. Figure 2 shows the average State cost per offense for a serious misdemeanor, an aggravated misdemeanor, a Class D felony, and a Class C felony. The estimated imp…

Senate subcommittee · named February 4, 2025

  • Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Behavioral Health Association (IBHA); Iowa Dept. of Public Safety

In plain words

  1. February 4, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
  2. February 4, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Dawson, Petersen and Shipley
  3. February 12, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. February 19, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 395

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/SSB1097