Senate Study Bill 3067 SENATE FILE BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE BILL BY CHAIRPERSON BEHN) Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the operation of electrical and mechanical 2 amusement devices by a chamber of commerce. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5308XC 80 5 ec/pj/5 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 99B.10C CHAMBER OF COMMERCE == 1 2 ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL AMUSEMENT DEVICES == REGISTRATION. 1 3 1. A chamber of commerce which is organized as a not=for= 1 4 profit entity may operate electrical and mechanical amusement 1 5 devices where the outcome is not primarily determined by the 1 6 skill or knowledge of the operator pursuant to the 1 7 requirements of this section upon registering with the 1 8 department. Each chamber of commerce that registers with the 1 9 department under this section shall pay an annual registration 1 10 fee of two thousand five hundred dollars. Registration shall 1 11 be submitted on forms designated by the department that shall 1 12 contain the information required by the department by rule. 1 13 2. A chamber of commerce registered under this section 1 14 shall comply with the requirements of section 99B.10 for 1 15 operating an electrical and mechanical amusement device except 1 16 that the provisions of section 99B.10, subsection 4, limiting 1 17 the number of devices allowed, and the provisions of section 1 18 99B.10, subsection 5, shall not apply. 1 19 EXPLANATION 1 20 This bill concerns the operation of electrical and 1 21 mechanical amusement devices by a chamber of commerce. Under 1 22 current law, electrical and mechanical amusement devices where 1 23 the outcome is not primarily determined by skill are limited 1 24 to no more than four devices for a nonprofit organization, and 1 25 no more than two devices for any other person, and the prizes 1 26 awarded by these devices must be redeemed on the premises 1 27 where the devices are located. The bill provides an exception 1 28 to these requirements for a chamber of commerce that registers 1 29 with the department of inspections and appeals upon paying an 1 30 annual registration fee of $2,500. 1 31 LSB 5308XC 80 1 32 ec/pj/5 1 33 1 34 1 35