Legislation / HF 144

HOUSE FILE 144 Passed One Chamber

Concerning the licensing and regulation of gambling games, including a moratorium on the issuance of new licenses, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions

Sponsor   House Ways and Means Committee Formerly   HSB 80 Last action   Subcommittee recommends passage. — February 4, 2025 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Introduced
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Passed Subcommittee
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Passed Committee
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Passed One Chamber
Passed Both Chambers
Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

26 declarations filed on this bill
● 14 For ● 11 Against ● 1 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 5 related bills
HSB 80 Concerning the licensing and regulation of gambling games, including a moratorium on the issuance of new licenses, providing fees, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.(See HF 144.)
Passed Committee
SF 173 Concerning the licensing and regulation of gambling games, including a moratorium on the issuance of new licenses, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions
Passed Committee
SSB 1069 Concerning the licensing and regulation of gambling games, including a moratorium on the issuance of new licenses, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.(See SF 173.)
Passed Committee
SF 76 Concerning a moratorium on the issuance of new gambling games licenses
Introduced
Date Chamber Action
2025-01-27 House Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. H.J. 130.
2025-01-29 House Amendment H-1002 filed. H.J. 147.
2025-01-29 House Fiscal note.
2025-01-30 House Amendment H-1004 to amendment H-1002 filed, adopted. H.J. 168.
2025-01-30 House Amendment H-1002 adopted, as amended. H.J. 168.
2025-01-30 House Passed House, yeas 68, nays 31. H.J. 168.
2025-01-30 House Immediate message. H.J. 169.
2025-02-03 Senate Message from House. S.J. 173.
2025-02-03 Senate Read first time, referred to State Government. S.J. 173.
2025-02-03 Senate Subcommittee: Driscoll, Bisignano, and Westrich. S.J. 178.
2025-02-03 Senate Subcommittee Meeting: 02/04/2025 11:00AM Room G15.
2025-02-04 Senate Subcommittee recommends passage.

Vote Summaries

Date Chamber Vote Type
Total
By Party
Classification
Yea Nay NV Absent D Yea D Nay R Yea R Nay
2025-01-30 House Floor Passage 68 31 0 1 15 17 53 14 Bipartisan Support and Opposition

Individual Votes

Floor Passage

Party Yea Nay Absent
D 15 17 1
R 53 14 0
vote_text name party district
Yea J.D. Scholten D HD-001
Yea Robert Henderson R HD-002
Yea Thomas Jeneary R HD-003
Yea Skyler Wheeler R HD-004
Yea Zachary Dieken R HD-005
Yea Megan Hess Jones R HD-006
Yea Michael Sexton R HD-007
Nay Ann Meyer R HD-008
Nay Henry Stone R HD-009
Nay John Wills R HD-010
Yea Craig Williams R HD-011
Yea Steven Holt R HD-012
Yea Travis Sitzmann R HD-013
Yea Jacob Bossman R HD-014
Yea Matt Windschitl R HD-015
Yea David Sieck R HD-016
Nay Devon Wood R HD-017
Yea Tom Moore R HD-018
Yea Brent Siegrist R HD-019
Nay Josh Turek D HD-020
Yea Brooke Boden R HD-021
Yea Samantha Fett R HD-022
Nay Ray Sorensen R HD-023
Yea Sam Wengryn R HD-024
Yea Hans Wilz R HD-025
Yea Austin Harris R HD-026
Yea Kenan Judge D HD-027
Yea David Young R HD-028
Yea Brian Meyer D HD-029
Yea Megan Srinivas D HD-030
Nay Mary Madison D HD-031
Nay Jennifer Konfrst D HD-032
Nay Ruth Ann Gaines D HD-033
Yea Rob Johnson D HD-034
Yea Sean Bagniewski D HD-035
Absent Austin Baeth D HD-036
Yea Barb Kniff McCulla R HD-037
Yea Jon Dunwell R HD-038
Yea Rick Olson D HD-039
Yea Bill Gustoff R HD-040
Yea Ryan Weldon R HD-041
Nay Heather Matson D HD-042
Yea Eddie Andrews R HD-043
Nay Larry McBurney D HD-044
Yea Brian Lohse R HD-045
Yea Dan Gehlbach R HD-046
Yea Carter Nordman R HD-047
Nay Chad Behn R HD-048
Yea Beth Wessel-Kroeschell D HD-049
Yea Ross Wilburn D HD-050
Nay Brett Barker R HD-051
Nay David Blom R HD-052
Yea Dean Fisher R HD-053
Yea Joshua Meggers R HD-054
Nay Shannon Latham R HD-055
Yea Mark Thompson R HD-056
Yea Pat Grassley R HD-057
Yea Charley Thomson R HD-058
Yea Christian Hermanson R HD-059
Nay Jane Bloomingdale R HD-060
Yea Timi Brown-powers D HD-061
Yea Jerome Amos D HD-062
Yea Michael Bergan R HD-063
Nay Jason Gearhart R HD-064
Yea Shannon Lundgren R HD-065
Yea Steven Bradley R HD-066
Nay Craig Johnson R HD-067
Nay Chad Ingels R HD-068
Yea Tom Determann R HD-069
Yea Norlin Mommsen R HD-070
Yea Lindsay James D HD-071
Yea Jennifer Smith R HD-072
Nay Elizabeth Wilson D HD-073
Nay Eric Gjerde D HD-074
Yea Bob Kressig D HD-075
Yea Derek Wulf R HD-076
Nay Jeff Cooling D HD-077
Nay Sami Scheetz D HD-078
Nay Tracy Ehlert D HD-079
Nay Aime Wichtendahl D HD-080
Nay Daniel Gosa D HD-081
Yea Bobby Kaufmann R HD-082
Nay Cindy Golding R HD-083
Yea Thomas Gerhold R HD-084
Nay Amy Nielsen D HD-085
Yea Dave Jacoby D HD-086
Yea Jeff Shipley R HD-087
Yea Helena Hayes R HD-088
Nay Elinor Levin D HD-089
Nay Adam Zabner D HD-090
Yea Judd Lawler R HD-091
Yea Heather Hora R HD-092
Yea Gary Mohr R HD-093
Yea Mike Vondran R HD-094
Yea Taylor Collins R HD-095
Yea Mark Cisneros R HD-096
Yea Ken Croken D HD-097
Nay Monica Kurth D HD-098
Yea Matthew Rinker R HD-099
Yea Martin Graber R HD-100
Client Declaration Last Updated
AFSCME Council 61 Against Feb 2, 2025
Cedar Rapids Development Group LLC Against Feb 3, 2025
Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance Against Jan 28, 2025
City of Cedar Rapids Against Jan 28, 2025
IBEW Iowa State Conference Against Jan 28, 2025
Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO Against Jan 29, 2025
Iowa State Building and Construction Trades Against Jan 28, 2025
Laborers International Union of North America Against Feb 4, 2025
Linn County Board of Supervisors Against Jan 28, 2025
Master Builders of Iowa Against Jan 28, 2025
Mid-American Carpenters Regional Council Against Jan 28, 2025
Boyd Gaming & Dubuque Diamond Jo & Diamond Jo Worth For Jan 28, 2025
Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce For Jan 29, 2025
Elite Casino Resorts, LLC For Jan 30, 2025
Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (IHBPA) For Jan 28, 2025
Iowa Behavioral Health Association (IBHA) For Jan 28, 2025
Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church For May 8, 2025
Iowa Gaming Association For Jan 28, 2025
Iowa Quarter Horse Racing Association For Jan 28, 2025
Penn Entertainment/Ameristar For Jan 27, 2025
Polk County - Board of Supervisors For Feb 4, 2025
Q Casino For Jan 27, 2025
Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce For Jan 28, 2025
Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa For Jan 27, 2025
Wild Rose Entertainment, LLC For Jan 28, 2025
Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing Undecided Jan 28, 2025
Date Time Type Location Description
2025-02-04 11:00 Hearing Room G15 Senate State Government Subcommittee