A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing.

HF 2503 modifies Iowa's gambling regulations, state building codes, and residential care facility rules. It raises the annual reimbursement cap for gambling commission members from $30,000 to $70,000 and expands lifetime bans from sports wagering and advance deposit sports wagering to include those convicted twice of unlawful betting or certain gambling violations. The bill requires building code officials to consult with homeland security (instead of public defense) when setting safe room standards and redirects building code fees to a licensing fund. It also creates a new classification for pediatric palliative care facilities, allowing them to serve zero patients (unlike the current minimum of three). These changes directly affect gambling regulators, offenders, building code administrators, and specific residential care providers.