House File 449 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY UPMEYER Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to entertainment facilities subject to boiler 2 inspection requirements. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1581YH 82 5 ak/sh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 89.2, subsection 7, paragraphs a and b, 1 2 Code 2007, are amended to read as follows: 1 3 a. A building or structure primarily used as a theater, 1 4 motion picture theater, museum, arena, exhibition hall, 1 5 school, college, dormitory, bowling alley, physical fitness 1 6 center, family entertainment center, lodge hall, union hall, 1 7 pool hall, casino, place of worship, funeral home, institution 1 8 of health and custodial care, hospital, or child care or adult 1 9 day services facility. For the purposes of this paragraph, 1 10 "family entertainment center" does not include a building 1 11 containing fewer than five amusement devices as defined in 1 12 section 88A.1. 1 13 b. A building or structure, a portion of which is 1 14 primarily used for amusement, entertainment, or instruction. 1 15 For the purposes of this paragraph, a portion of a building or 1 16 structure used primarily for amusement or entertainment does 1 17 not include a space that contains fewer than five amusement 1 18 devices as defined in section 88A.1. 1 19 EXPLANATION 1 20 This bill establishes that a minimum number of amusement 1 21 devices must be present in order for a facility to be a family 1 22 entertainment center or to be considered primarily used for 1 23 entertainment or amusement. The bill exempts facilities with 1 24 fewer than five amusement devices from boiler inspection 1 25 requirements under Code chapter 89. 1 26 LSB 1581YH 82 1 27 ak:rj/sh/8