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HF645 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to nuisance actions against racing facilities and racetracks. (Formerly HF 230 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

A bill for an act relating to nuisance actions against racing facilities and racetracks. (Formerly HF 230 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Last action
2025-05-01
Official status
Signed by Governor . H.J. 1084 .
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to nuisance actions against racing facilities and racetracks. (Formerly HF 230 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

A bill for an act relating to nuisance actions against racing facilities and racetracks.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to nuisance actions against racing facilities and racetracks.
  • (Formerly HF 230 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-01 Iowa Legislature

    Signed by Governor . H.J. 1084 .

  2. 2025-05-01 Iowa Legislature

    Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1084 .

  3. 2025-04-15 Iowa Legislature

    Message from Senate. H.J. 934 .

  4. 2025-04-14 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. S.J. 769 .

  5. 2025-04-14 Iowa Legislature

    Passed Senate , yeas 45, nays 0. S.J. 765 .

  6. 2025-04-14 Iowa Legislature

    Substituted for SF 495 . S.J. 764 .

  7. 2025-04-03 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 689 .

  8. 2025-04-03 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. H.J. 897 .

  9. 2025-03-31 Iowa Legislature

    Read first time, attached to SF 495 . S.J. 662 .

  10. 2025-03-31 Iowa Legislature

    Message from House. S.J. 662 .

  11. 2025-03-27 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. H.J. 866 .

  12. 2025-03-27 Iowa Legislature

    Passed House , yeas 92, nays 0. H.J. 856 .

  13. 2025-03-27 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-1204 adopted, as amended. H.J. 856 .

  14. 2025-03-27 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-1207 to amendment H-1204 adopted. H.J. 856 .

  15. 2025-03-26 Iowa Legislature

    Amendments H-1204 and H-1207 filed. H.J. 854 .

  16. 2025-02-28 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 472 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to nuisance actions against racing facilities and racetracks. (Formerly HF 230 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
STATE OF IOWA
KIM REYNOLDS
GOVERNOR
May 1,2025
The Honorable Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mr. Secretary,
I hereby transmit:
House File 645, an Act relating to nuisance actions against racing facilities and
racetracks.
The above House File is hereby approved on this date.
Since^ly,
Governor o
cc: Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House
STATE CAPITOL DES iMGlNI-S, IOWA 50319 515.281.5211 TAX 515.725.3527 WWW.GOVERNOR.IOWA.GOV
GEN ER AL AS S EM B EY
House File 645
AN ACT
RELATING TO NUISANCE ACTIONS AGAINST RACING FACILITIES AND
RACETRACKS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. NEW SECTION. 657.13 Racing facilities and
racetracks — immunity.
1. A racing facility or racetrack shall not be subject to
any action brought by a surrounding property owner under any
nuisance, taking, or other theory if the racing facility or
racetrack was built before the surrounding real property owner
either purchased the real property or built in the area of the
racing facility or racetrack.
2. This section applies to claims against racing facilities
and racetracks located in this state prior to the date the
surrounding real property owner bringing the claim acquired or
improved the real property.
3. For the purposes of this section a '^racing facility''
or "^racetrack" means a designated area or facility where
competitive vehicle and motorsport races are conducted. A
House File 645, p. 2
^racing facility^ or ^^racetrack" includes the track, spectator
areas, garages, and any associated grounds or buildings used to
operate the races.
01 f4/
PAT GRASSL^^ AMY SINQJ^IR
Speaker of the House President of the Senate
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
is known as House File 645, Ninety-first General Assembly.
Approved , 2025
JHAN NELSON
Cfti^^f Clerk of the House
KIM REYNOLDS/
Governor '