SF2396 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to prizes awarded by licensed qualified organizations.(Formerly SF 2113 .)

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT
Last action: 2026-03-02
Official status: Withdrawn. S.J. 435 .
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details about what happens if a winner is notified after one year or how this change will affect existing prize rules and practices.

Rules for Prize Notifications

This bill requires licensed qualified organizations to notify winners who are not present when prizes are awarded within one year of the prize being given out.

What This Bill Does

Requires licensed qualified organizations to send prize notifications to absent winners within one year after the prize is awarded.

Who It Names or Affects

Licensed qualified organizations that run games for charity and social events
People who win prizes from these organizations

Terms To Know

licensed qualified organization: An organization approved by the state to hold certain types of gambling events, like raffles or bingo nights, for charitable or social purposes.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if a winner is notified after one year.
It's unclear how this change will affect existing prize rules and practices.

Bill History

2026-03-02 Iowa Legislature
Withdrawn. S.J. 435 .
2026-03-02 Iowa Legislature
HF 2506 substituted. S.J. 434 .
2026-02-24 Iowa Legislature
Attached to HF 2506 . S.J. 375 .
2026-02-19 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 339 .
2026-02-19 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 327 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to prizes awarded by licensed qualified organizations.(Formerly SF 2113 .)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

Senate

File

2396

-

Introduced

SENATE

FILE

2396

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

STATE

GOVERNMENT

(SUCCESSOR

TO

SF

2113)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

prizes

awarded

by

licensed

qualified

1

organizations.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

3

TLSB

6563SV

(2)

91

ss/ns

S.F.

2396

Section

1.

Section

99B.15,

subsection

1,

paragraph

e,

Code

1

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

e.

A

prize

shall

be

distributed

on

the

day

the

prize

is

won,

3

except

that

if

the

winner

is

not

present,

notification

to

the

4

winner

shall

be

made

as

soon

as

practical

within

one

year

of

5

the

prize

being

awarded

.

6

EXPLANATION

7

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

8

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

9

For

purposes

of

social

and

charitable

gambling,

this

bill

10

requires

a

licensed

qualified

organization

to

send

notification

11

to

a

winner

of

a

prize

who

is

not

present

when

the

prize

is

12

awarded

within

one

year

of

the

prize

being

awarded.

Current

13

law

requires

a

licensed

qualified

organization

to

notify

an

14

absent

winner

as

soon

as

practical.

15

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LSB

6563SV

(2)

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