HF781 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the elimination of the exemption of gaming floors from the prohibitions of the smokefree air Act.(Formerly HSB 148 .)

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE
Last action: 2026-02-03
Official status: Subcommittee recommends passage.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to the elimination of the exemption of gaming floors from the prohibitions of the smokefree air Act.(Formerly HSB 148 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to the elimination of the exemption of gaming floors from the prohibitions of the smokefree air Act.(Formerly HSB 148 .)

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Bill History

2026-02-03 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2026-01-29 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/03/2026 9:45AM RM 19.
2026-01-28 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Lundgren, Baeth and Young. H.J. 166 .
2025-12-31 Iowa Legislature
* * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * *
2025-04-03 Iowa Legislature
Referred to Commerce. H.J. 896 .
2025-03-05 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 518 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the elimination of the exemption of gaming floors from the prohibitions of the smokefree air Act.(Formerly HSB 148 .)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

House

File

781

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

781

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

COMMERCE

(SUCCESSOR

TO

HSB

148)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

elimination

of

the

exemption

of

gaming

1

floors

from

the

prohibitions

of

the

smokefree

air

Act.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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H.F.

781

Section

1.

Section

142D.4,

subsection

10,

Code

2025,

is

1

amended

by

striking

the

subsection.

2

EXPLANATION

3

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

4

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

5

This

bill

eliminates

the

exception

under

the

smokefree

6

air

Act

(Act)

(Code

chapter

142D),

allowing

smoking

on

the

7

gaming

floors

of

the

premises

licensed

pursuant

to

Code

8

chapter

99F

(gambling

structures,

excursion

gambling

boats,

and

9

racetracks).

The

bill

thereby

subjects

the

entirety

of

these

10

premises

to

the

smoking

prohibitions

of

the

Act.

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