House File 106 



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  SANDS, TOMENGA, DOLECHECK,
                                           JACOBS, MAY, KAUFMANN,
                                           CHAMBERS, RAYHONS,
                                           WINDSCHITL, and SODERBERG


    Passed House, Date                Passed Senate,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act imposing a moratorium on the issuance or relocation of
  2    licenses for gambling games and providing an effective date.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 1049YH 82
  5 ec/sh/8

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  99F.4D  MORATORIUM FOR ISSUANCE
  1  2 AND RELOCATION OF LICENSES FOR GAMBLING GAMES.
  1  3    1.  Commencing on the effective date of this Act, the
  1  4 commission shall not issue a license to conduct gambling games
  1  5 on an excursion boat pursuant to this chapter.
  1  6    2.  This section does not affect the validity of a license
  1  7 issued by the commission pursuant to this chapter before the
  1  8 effective date of this Act, or the authority of the commission
  1  9 to suspend, revoke, transfer, or renew a license issued before
  1 10 the effective date of this Act, pursuant to chapter 99D or
  1 11 this chapter.  However, the commission shall not permit a
  1 12 licensee to change the location of an excursion boat or
  1 13 pari=mutuel racetrack authorized to conduct gambling games
  1 14 after the effective date of this Act.
  1 15    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed of
  1 16 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
  1 17                           EXPLANATION
  1 18    This bill imposes a moratorium on the issuance of a new
  1 19 license to conduct gambling games on an excursion boat
  1 20 commencing on the effective date of the bill.  In addition,
  1 21 the bill prohibits a licensee from moving the location of a
  1 22 boat or racetrack after the effective date of the bill.  The
  1 23 bill takes effect upon enactment.
  1 24 LSB 1049YH 82
  1 25 ec:nh/sh/8.1