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House Journal: Page 885: Tuesday, March 24, 1998

IMMEDIATE MESSAGES
Siegrist of Pottawattamie asked and received unanimous consent
that the following bills be immediately messaged to the Senate:
Senate Files 2338, 2335 and 2235.
House File 2101, a bill for an act relating to gambling by
imposing a moratorium on the number and types of gambling games
and slot machines authorized in this state and on new licenses
to conduct gambling on excursion gambling boats, and by limiting
the location of new excursion gambling boat operations, was
taken up for consideration.
Martin of Scott asked and received unanimous consent to suspend
the rules for the immediate consideration of amendment H-8565.
Martin of Scott offered the following amendment H-8565 filed by
her and moved its adoption:

H-8565

 1     Amend House File 2101 as follows:
 2     1.  By striking everything after the enacting
 3   clause and inserting the following:
 4     "Section 1.  Section 99D.11, subsection 7, Code
 5   1997, is amended to read as follows:
 6     7.  A person under the age of twenty-one years
 7   shall not make or attempt to make a pari-mutuel wager.
 8   A person who violates this subsection commits a
 9   scheduled violation under section 805.8, subsection
10   13.
11     Sec. 2.  Section 99E.18, Code 1997, is amended by
12   adding the following new subsection:
13     NEW SUBSECTION.  5.  A person under the age of
14   twenty-one years shall not purchase or attempt to
15   purchase a ticket or share.  A person who violates
16   this subsection commits a scheduled violation under
17   section 805.8, subsection 13.
18     Sec. 3.  Section 99F.4A, Code 1997, is amended by
19   adding the following new subsection:
20     NEW SUBSECTION.  8.  The total number of licenses
21   to conduct gambling games at pari-mutuel racetracks
22   pursuant to subsection 2 shall not exceed three until
23   July 1, 2003.
24     Sec. 4.  NEW SECTION.  99F.5A  MORATORIUM FOR
25   ISSUANCE OF LICENSES FOR EXCURSION GAMBLING BOATS.
26     1.  The total number of licenses issued to conduct
27   gambling games on excursion gambling boats pursuant to
28   this chapter shall not exceed ten until July 1, 2003.
29     2.  Notwithstanding subsection 1, the following
30   actions may be taken during the moratorium from July
31   1, 1998, until July 1, 2003, with the approval of the

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