SF 2289: A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing, and including effective date provisions. - Iowa

Reprinted Marked Up → Reprinted · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was finalized and signed into law, transitioning from a draft version to an enacted statute. The core policy changes involve updating gambling commission member compensation, clarifying enforcement powers against unlicensed wagering, adjusting income tax withholding thresholds for gambling winnings, and creating a special exemption for pediatric palliative care facilities.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on inspections, appeals, and licensing, but the applicability of tax withholding rules and facility regulations has been modified with specific new thresholds and exemptions.

FISCAL

The maximum annual reimbursement for gambling commission members was increased from $30,000 to $37,000.

REQUIREMENT

Income tax withholding thresholds for gambling winnings were adjusted, with specific limits set for sports wagering, chapter 99D activities, and slot machines.

ELIGIBILITY

A new special classification was created for residential care facilities serving pediatric palliative care patients, exempting them from certain licensing requirements.

ENFORCEMENT

Enforcement language was updated to explicitly include injunctive relief against unlicensed pari-mutuel, advance deposit, fantasy sports, and illegal sweepstakes operators.

Enrolled with Governor's Action → Reprinted Marked Up · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was reprinted from its final 'Enrolled' version to a 'Marked Up' version, revealing that the Governor's signature block and certification were removed. The substantive policy language regarding gambling commissions, safe room construction, and residential care facilities remains unchanged, though the text contains noticeable formatting artifacts and spacing errors likely introduced during the markup process.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability are unchanged; the differences are primarily the removal of the Governor's approval signature and the presence of formatting glitches in the text.

TECHNICAL

The Governor's signature block, date, and certification of approval were removed from the document.

The text contains numerous spacing errors, missing characters, and formatting artifacts (e.g., 'thirty forty-five thousand' instead of 'thirty-four thousand five hundred') that appear to be markup glitches rather than intentional policy changes.

Enrolled → Enrolled with Governor's Action · 1 edit · May 15, 2026

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a line-by-line legislative markup into a clean, readable document with proper section headers and page breaks. No substantive policy changes, funding amounts, or legal requirements were altered; the content remains identical to the original version.

TECHNICAL

The document structure was updated from a raw diff format to a standard bill layout, improving readability without changing any laws or rules.

Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF) → Enrolled · 5 edits · May 15, 2026

MODERATE

The bill text was cleaned of formatting errors and signatures, while substantive policy changes were added to increase gambling-related fines and tax withholding thresholds. The most significant updates include raising the annual salary cap for commission members to $45,000, expanding enforcement powers to cover internet fantasy sports and illegal sweepstakes, and increasing the state tax withholding threshold for slot machine winnings from $1,000 to $1,200.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include enforcement actions against internet fantasy sports contests and illegal sweepstakes, and the tax withholding rules were broadened to cover specific gambling chapters under new federal reporting standards.

FISCAL

Increased the maximum annual expense reimbursement for commission members from $30,000 to $45,000.

ENFORCEMENT

Added authority to issue cease and desist orders against individuals offering internet fantasy sports contests without a license.

Added authority to issue cease and desist orders against individuals offering illegal sweepstakes without a license.

REQUIREMENT

Raised the state income tax withholding threshold for slot machine winnings from $1,000 to $1,200 to align with updated federal reporting requirements.

TECHNICAL

Removed handwritten signatures, dates, and graphical artifacts from the official enrolled bill text.

Introduced → Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF) · 4 edits · May 15, 2026

MODERATE

This bill amends Iowa's gambling laws to increase the annual expense reimbursement cap for state gaming commission members from $30,000 to $45,000. It expands the lifetime ban on gambling activities to include sports wagering and advance deposit wagering for those convicted of specific offenses. Additionally, it changes the threshold for withholding state income tax on gambling winnings from a fixed dollar amount to a requirement based on whether federal tax returns must be filed.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of lifetime gambling bans to include sports wagering and advance deposit wagering, and modifies the applicability of income tax withholding rules to align with federal filing requirements.

FISCAL

Increased the maximum annual expense reimbursement for state gaming commission members from $30,000 to $45,000.

ENFORCEMENT

Expanded the lifetime ban on gambling activities to include sports wagering and advance deposit wagering for individuals convicted of specific offenses.

REQUIREMENT

Changed state income tax withholding rules for gambling winnings to apply when winnings require a federal information return, rather than using fixed dollar thresholds.

ELIGIBILITY

Allowed residential care facilities serving pediatric palliative care patients to serve zero individuals while still maintaining their classification.

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

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