HF 230 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to nuisance actions against sports or exposition venues.

HF 230 creates legal immunity for sports and exposition venues (like racetracks, sports arenas, and trade fairs) from nuisance lawsuits under specific conditions. It limits such lawsuits to cases where the plaintiff owns the affected property and the venue has materially violated a law, while granting automatic protection to venues operating over one year (if compliant with all laws). The bill also prohibits local governments from suing compliant venues and allows "reasonable expansions" (e.g., adding technology or land) without triggering nuisance claims, excluding expansions harming the environment or public safety. The bill was advanced through committee but withdrawn on March 31, 2025.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2025 Last action Mar 31, 2025
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Total actions
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Key actions
6
Committee
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Feb 28, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 645.
legislature
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 0. Excused, 1.
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Feb 13, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Feb 11, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/13/2025 8:30AM House Lounge.
legislature
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Kniff McCulla, Golding and McBurney.
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Local Government.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Brooke Boden
RRepublican
IA
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