House Study Bill 110 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON RIZER) A BILL FOR An Act providing for the confidentiality of certain records 1 provided by gambling licensees to the racing and gaming 2 commission. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2158YC (3) 87 ec/nh
H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 99D.19, Code 2017, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. The records of the commission shall be 3 governed by the provisions of chapter 22, provided that, in 4 addition to records that may be kept confidential pursuant to 5 section 22.7, the following records provided by a licensee to 6 the commission shall be kept confidential, unless otherwise 7 ordered by a court, by the lawful custodian of the records, or 8 by another person duly authorized to release such information: 9 a. Promotional play receipts records. 10 b. Patron and customer records. 11 c. Surveillance records. 12 d. Security reports. 13 e. Internal control records. 14 f. Employee records. 15 g. Any audit information and records, except for those books 16 and records as described in subsection 1 of this section, that 17 are obtained by the commission in connection with the annual 18 audit under section 99D.20. 19 Sec. 2. Section 99F.12, subsection 3, Code 2017, is amended 20 to read as follows: 21 3. The Except as provided in subsection 4, the books 22 and records kept by a licensee as provided by this section 23 are public records and the examination, publication, and 24 dissemination of the books and records are governed by the 25 provisions of chapter 22 . 26 Sec. 3. Section 99F.12, Code 2017, is amended by adding the 27 following new subsection: 28 NEW SUBSECTION . 4. The records of the commission shall be 29 governed by the provisions of chapter 22, provided that, in 30 addition to records that may be kept confidential pursuant to 31 section 22.7, the following records provided by a licensee to 32 the commission shall be kept confidential, unless otherwise 33 ordered by a court, by the lawful custodian of the records, or 34 by another person duly authorized to release such information: 35 -1- LSB 2158YC (3) 87 ec/nh 1/ 2
H.F. _____ a. Promotional play receipts records. 1 b. Patron and customer records. 2 c. Surveillance records. 3 d. Security reports. 4 e. Internal control records. 5 f. Employee records. 6 g. Any audit information and records, except for those books 7 and records as described in subsection 1 of this section, that 8 are obtained by the commission in connection with the annual 9 audit under section 99F.13. 10 EXPLANATION 11 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 12 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 13 This bill provides that certain records provided by a 14 licensee under Code chapter 99D or 99F to the racing and gaming 15 commission shall be kept confidential by the commission unless 16 otherwise ordered by a court, by the lawful custodian of the 17 records, or by another person duly authorized to release 18 such information. The bill lists the records to be kept 19 confidential as promotional play receipts records, patron and 20 customer records, surveillance records, security reports, 21 internal control records, employee records, and most audit 22 information and records that are obtained by the commission in 23 connection with the annual audit conducted under Code section 24 99D.20 or 99F.13, as applicable. 25 -2- LSB 2158YC (3) 87 ec/nh 2/ 2