House File 2276 HOUSE FILE BY LUKAN Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the operation of bingo occasions within a 2 structure or building. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5916HH 80 5 ec/sh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 99B.7, subsection 1, paragraph c, 1 2 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code Supplement 2003, is amended to 1 3 read as follows: 1 4 Cash or merchandise prizes may be awarded in the game of 1 5 bingo and, except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, 1 6 shall not exceed one hundred dollars. Merchandise prizes may 1 7 be awarded in the game of bingo, but the actual retail value 1 8 of the prize, or if the prize consists of more than one item, 1 9 unit or part, the aggregate retail value of all items, units 1 10 or parts, shall not exceed the maximum provided by this 1 11 paragraph. A jackpot bingo game may be conducted once during 1 12 anytwenty=four hourtwenty=four=hour period in which the 1 13 prize may begin at not more than three hundred dollars in cash 1 14 or actual retail value of merchandise prizes and may be 1 15 increased by not more than one hundred dollars after each 1 16 bingo occasion. However, the cost of play in a jackpot bingo 1 17 game shall not be increased and the jackpot shall not amount 1 18 to more than eight hundred dollars in cash or actual retail 1 19 value of merchandise prizes. A jackpot bingo game is not 1 20 prohibited by paragraph "h". A bingo occasion shall not last 1 21 for longer than four consecutive hours. A qualified 1 22 organization shall not hold more than fourteen bingo occasions 1 23 per month. Bingo occasions held under a limited license shall 1 24 not be counted in determining whether a qualified organization 1 25 has conducted more than fourteen bingo occasions per month, 1 26 nor shall bingo occasions held under a limited license be 1 27 limited to four consecutive hours. With the exception of a 1 28 limited license bingo, no more than three bingo occasions per 1 29 week shall be held within a structure or building by a 1 30 licensee and only one person licensed to conduct games under 1 31 this section may hold bingo occasions within a structure or 1 32 building at one time. A licensed qualified organization shall 1 33 not conduct free games. 1 34 EXPLANATION 1 35 This bill permits more than one licensee to conduct three 2 1 or more bingo occasions per week within a particular structure 2 2 or building if the bingo occasions are not held at the same 2 3 time as another licensee. Under current law, except for a 2 4 limited license or for qualified senior centers, no more than 2 5 three bingo occasions per week can be held within a structure 2 6 or building and only one person licensed to conduct bingo can 2 7 hold bingo occasions within that structure. 2 8 LSB 5916HH 80 2 9 ec/sh/8