HF 336 (LSB 2473YH (2) 86)

HOUSE FILE 336

BY  KELLEY

A BILL FOR

An Act prohibiting smoking in casinos as a condition of obtaining an initial license and including effective date provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 142D.4, subsection 10, Code 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   10.  Only the gaming floor of a premises licensed pursuant to chapter 99F exclusive of any bar or restaurant located within the gaming floor which is an enclosed area and subject to the prohibitions of section 142D.3.  However, the entirety of any premises for which a license is initially issued pursuant to chapter 99F on or after July 1, 2015, is subject to the prohibitions of section 142D.3.
    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT.  This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill provides that the entire premises for which a license is initially issued on or after July 1, 2015, under Code chapter 99F (gambling boat, gambling structure, and racetrack regulation) is subject to the prohibition against smoking under Code chapter 142D (smokefree air Act).
   The bill takes effect upon enactment.