House File 378 - Introduced



                                      HOUSE FILE       
                                      BY  MERTZ

                                      (COMPANION TO SF 120 BY KIBBIE)


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

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act allowing one member of the racing and gaming commission to
  2    be an owner of a dog or horse involved in a race meeting
  3    conducted in this state.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 2136HH 83
  6 ec/rj/8

PAG LIN



  1  1    Section 1.  Section 99D.5, subsection 3, Code 2009, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    3.  Not more than three members of the commission shall
  1  4 belong to the same political party.  A member of the
  1  5 commission shall not have a financial interest in a racetrack.
  1  6 Notwithstanding any provision of subsection 5 or 6 to the
  1  7 contrary, not more than one member of the commission may be an
  1  8 owner or owner=trainer of a dog or horse involved in a race
  1  9 meeting conducted in this state.
  1 10                           EXPLANATION
  1 11    This bill provides that no more than one member of the
  1 12 racing and gaming commission may be an owner or owner=trainer
  1 13 of a dog or horse involved in racing in this state.  Current
  1 14 law prohibits any owner or owner=trainer of a dog or horse
  1 15 involved in racing from being a member of the commission.
  1 16 LSB 2136HH 83
  1 17 ec/rj/8