A bill for an act relating to illegal gaming, and making penalties applicable.
SF 395 expands the definition of illegal gaming under Iowa law. The bill defines "account sharing" as sharing access to a gambling account to conceal a person's identity, and "proxy betting" as placing a wager on behalf of another to hide their identity. It adds these two activities, along with delivering funds received for a fee outside a gambling structure for wagering, to the list of prohibited acts considered illegal gaming. Individuals found engaging in these activities would be subject to existing criminal penalties for illegal gaming, which range from serious misdemeanors to class "C" felonies based on the amount involved and any prior offenses.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 20, 2025
Last action May 15, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2025
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
Mar 12, 2025
D
Democratic16
87% Yea
R
Republican33
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
2
May 15, 2025
Committee
Rereferred to Public Safety.
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0.
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report, approving bill.
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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