SF 189 (LSB 1431SV (1) 90)

SENATE FILE 189

BY  COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE

(SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1054)

(COMPANION TO HF 82 BY LOHSE)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to allowable forms of payment for amusement concessions at an amusement park and an arcade.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 99B.1, Code 2023, is amended by adding the following new subsections:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  2A.  “Amusement park” means any permanent facility or park where amusement rides, as defined in section 88A.1, are available for use by the public.
   NEW SUBSECTION.  3A.  “Arcade” means any permanent facility or a distinct part of a permanent facility principally devoted to offering amusement or entertainment by means of amusement concessions or nongambling games.
    Sec. 2.  Section 99B.5, subsection 2, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  Except as provided by subsection 1, a participant in an activity authorized by this chapter may make payment by cash, personal check, money order, bank check, cashier’s check, electronic check, or debit card. In addition, a participant in an amusement concession as authorized by this chapter at a fair as authorized by this chapter, amusement park, or arcade, may also make payment by credit card.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill provides that a participant in an amusement concession as authorized by Code chapter 99B at an amusement park or an arcade may also make payment by credit card. For purposes of Code chapter 99B, the bill defines “amusement park” as any permanent facility where amusement rides are available for use by the public, and “arcade” as any permanent facility devoted to offering amusement or entertainment by means of amusement concessions or nongambling games.