House File 2170 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  KRESSIG


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act concerning permissible prizes for use of an electrical and
  2    mechanical amusement device.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 6257YH 82
  5 ec/nh/5

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 99B.10, subsection 1, paragraphs a and
  1  2 b, Code Supplement 2007, are amended to read as follows:
  1  3    a.  A prize of merchandise, including a gift certificate or
  1  4 electronic gift card, exceeding five dollars in value shall
  1  5 not be awarded for use of the device.  However, a mechanical
  1  6 or amusement device may be designed or adapted to award a
  1  7 prize or one or more free games or portions of games without
  1  8 payment of additional consideration by the participant.
  1  9    b.  A prize of cash exceeding five dollars shall not be
  1 10 awarded for use of the device.
  1 11    Sec. 2.  Section 99B.10, subsection 1, paragraph k, Code
  1 12 Supplement 2007, is amended by striking the paragraph.
  1 13    Sec. 3.  Section 99B.10, subsection 3, unnumbered paragraph
  1 14 1, Code Supplement 2007, is amended to read as follows:
  1 15    A person who violates any provision of subsection 1,
  1 16 paragraph "a", "e", "g", "h", "i", "j", "k", or "m", shall be
  1 17 subject to the following:
  1 18                           EXPLANATION
  1 19    This bill concerns permissible prizes from an electrical
  1 20 and mechanical amusement device.
  1 21    The bill provides that a prize of merchandise can include a
  1 22 gift certificate or electronic gift card.
  1 23    The bill also permits the awarding of a cash prize of $5 or
  1 24 less.  Current law prohibits the awarding of any cash prize.
  1 25    The bill also eliminates the requirement that prizes
  1 26 awarded shall only be redeemed on the premises where the
  1 27 device is located and only for merchandise sold at the
  1 28 premises.
  1 29 LSB 6257YH 82
  1 30 ec/nh/5