House
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House
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645
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
NUISANCE
ACTIONS
AGAINST
RACING
FACILITIES
AND
RACETRACKS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
657.13
Racing
facilities
and
racetracks
——
immunity.
1.
A
racing
facility
or
racetrack
shall
not
be
subject
to
any
action
brought
by
a
surrounding
property
owner
under
any
nuisance,
taking,
or
other
theory
if
the
racing
facility
or
racetrack
was
built
before
the
surrounding
real
property
owner
either
purchased
the
real
property
or
built
in
the
area
of
the
racing
facility
or
racetrack.
2.
This
section
applies
to
claims
against
racing
facilities
and
racetracks
located
in
this
state
prior
to
the
date
the
surrounding
real
property
owner
bringing
the
claim
acquired
or
improved
the
real
property.
3.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section
a
“racing
facility”
or
“racetrack”
means
a
designated
area
or
facility
where
competitive
vehicle
and
motorsport
races
are
conducted.
A
House
File
645,
p.
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“racing
facility”
or
“racetrack”
includes
the
track,
spectator
areas,
garages,
and
any
associated
grounds
or
buildings
used
to
operate
the
races.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
AMY
SINCLAIR
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
645,
Ninety-first
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2025
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor