House File 409 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  THOMAS


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act permitting bingo at county fairs.
  2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  3 TLSB 2079HH 82
  4 ec/gg/14

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 99B.7, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code
  1  2 2007, is amended by adding the following new unnumbered
  1  3 paragraph:
  1  4    NEW UNNUMBERED PARAGRAPH.  Notwithstanding any provision of
  1  5 this section to the contrary, a fair conducting a fair event
  1  6 under the provisions of chapter 174 may be issued a limited
  1  7 license to conduct a bingo occasion once per day during the
  1  8 duration of the fair event.  However, the bingo occasion shall
  1  9 only be conducted by the sponsor of the fair event or a
  1 10 qualified organization licensed under this section that has
  1 11 received permission from the sponsor of the fair event to
  1 12 conduct bingo.
  1 13                           EXPLANATION
  1 14    This bill permits county fairs to obtain a limited license
  1 15 to sponsor or authorize a qualified organization to conduct a
  1 16 bingo occasion once each day during the duration of the fair.
  1 17 LSB 2079HH 82
  1 18 ec:nh/gg/14