Senate File 76 - Introduced SENATE FILE 76 BY REICHMAN A BILL FOR An Act concerning a moratorium on the issuance of new gambling 1 games licenses, and including effective date provisions. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1283XS (2) 91 ll/ns
S.F. 76 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 99F.5A Limitations on issuance of 1 licenses to conduct gambling games. 2 1. a. Commencing on the effective date of this Act, through 3 June 30, 2030, the total number of licenses issued by the 4 commission to conduct gambling games on an excursion gambling 5 boat, at a gambling structure, or at a pari-mutuel racetrack 6 shall not exceed nineteen subject to the requirements of this 7 subsection. 8 b. Licenses to conduct gambling games shall be restricted 9 to those counties where an excursion gambling boat, gambling 10 structure, or racetrack enclosure was operating and licensed to 11 conduct gambling games on the effective date of this Act. 12 c. The commission shall be authorized to take any of the 13 following actions concerning the issuance of licenses to 14 conduct gambling games: 15 (1) A gambling games licensee may move to a new location 16 within the same county and retain the gambling games license. 17 (2) A licensed facility may be sold and a new gambling games 18 license issued for operation in the same county. 19 (3) If a license to conduct gambling games is surrendered, 20 not renewed, or revoked, a new gambling games license may be 21 issued for operation in the same county. 22 2. This section is repealed July 1, 2030. 23 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate 24 importance, takes effect upon enactment. 25 EXPLANATION 26 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 27 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 28 This bill places a moratorium on the issuance of new licenses 29 to conduct gambling games in excess of 19 licenses through June 30 30, 2030. The bill restricts gambling games licenses to those 31 counties conducting gambling games on the effective date of 32 the bill. The bill allows the racing and gaming commission to 33 authorize a gambling games licensee to move to a new location 34 within the same county, to issue a gambling games license in 35 -1- LSB 1283XS (2) 91 ll/ns 1/ 2
S.F. 76 a county if a licensed facility in that county is sold, and 1 to issue a new license in a county if a previous license to 2 conduct gambling games in that county was surrendered, not 3 renewed, or revoked. 4 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 5 -2- LSB 1283XS (2) 91 ll/ns 2/ 2