House
File
255
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
255
BY
RIZER
,
T.
TAYLOR
,
STANERSON
,
RUNNING-MARQUARDT
,
and
BENNETT
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
the
issuance
of
licenses
to
conduct
1
gambling
games
at
a
gambling
structure
in
which
smoking
is
2
prohibited.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
4
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Section
1.
GAMBLING
GAMES
LICENSE
ISSUANCE
——
TERMS
AND
1
CONDITIONS.
The
racing
and
gaming
commission
shall
establish
2
a
process
for
the
purpose
of
granting
up
to
two
licenses
to
3
conduct
gambling
games
on
a
gambling
structure
pursuant
to
4
the
requirements
of
this
section
and
chapter
99F
by
December
5
1,
2015.
Applications
for
a
license
under
this
section
6
shall
be
submitted
by
August
1,
2015,
and
shall
be
limited
to
7
applications
from
proposed
licensees
for
which
the
gambling
8
structure
on
which
gambling
games
are
to
be
conducted
shall
9
be
located
in
a
county
in
which
the
governing
body
of
the
10
county
has
adopted
a
resolution
approving
the
submission
of
11
the
application.
A
license
to
conduct
gambling
games
issued
12
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
provide
that
the
premises
of
the
13
licensee,
including
the
gaming
floor,
shall,
notwithstanding
14
any
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
be
subject
to
the
smoking
15
prohibition
requirements
of
section
142D.3.
16
Sec.
2.
RACING
AND
GAMING
COMMISSION
REPORTS
——
IMPACT
OF
17
SMOKE-FREE
CASINO
LICENSURE.
The
racing
and
gaming
commission,
18
commencing
with
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2015,
and
19
ending
with
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2019,
shall
20
submit
an
annual
report
by
January
1
of
the
year
following
each
21
applicable
fiscal
year,
to
the
general
assembly
concerning
22
the
financial,
business,
and
market
impact
of
issuing
up
to
23
two
additional
gambling
games
licenses
as
provided
in
this
24
Act
for
that
fiscal
year.
The
final
report,
to
be
issued
by
25
January
1,
2021,
shall
include
a
summary
assessment,
including
26
any
recommendations,
concerning
the
financial,
business,
and
27
market
impact
of
granting
additional
gambling
games
licenses
28
as
provided
in
this
Act.
29
EXPLANATION
30
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
31
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
32
This
bill
requires
the
racing
and
gaming
commission
to
33
establish
a
process
for
the
purpose
of
granting
up
to
two
34
licenses
to
conduct
gambling
games
at
a
gambling
structure
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that
is
subject
to
the
smoking
prohibition
requirements
of
1
Code
section
142D.3,
by
December
1,
2015.
Applications
for
2
a
license
subject
to
the
requirements
of
the
bill
shall
be
3
submitted
by
August
1,
2015,
and
shall
be
limited
to
proposed
4
licensees
that
will
locate
the
gambling
structure
in
a
county
5
that
has
adopted
a
resolution
approving
the
submission
of
an
6
application
for
a
gambling
games
license.
7
The
bill
also
requires
the
racing
and
gaming
commission
to
8
issue
an
annual
report,
commencing
with
the
fiscal
year
July
9
1,
2015,
and
ending
with
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
10
2019,
concerning
the
financial,
business,
and
market
impact
of
11
issuing
the
additional
licenses
as
provided
by
the
bill.
The
12
bill
requires
that
the
last
annual
report
include
a
summary
13
assessment,
including
any
recommendations,
concerning
the
14
financial,
business,
and
market
impact
of
granting
additional
15
gambling
game
licenses
as
provided
by
the
bill.
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