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A bill for an act relating to the Iowa lottery.(Formerly SSB 1035 .)

A bill for an act relating to the Iowa lottery.(Formerly SSB 1035 .)

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COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT
Last action
2025-02-25
Official status
Withdrawn. S.J. 349 .
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A bill for an act relating to the Iowa lottery.(Formerly SSB 1035 .)

A bill for an act relating to the Iowa lottery.(Formerly SSB 1035 .)

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Bill History

  1. 2025-02-25 Iowa Legislature

    Withdrawn. S.J. 349 .

  2. 2025-02-25 Iowa Legislature

    HF 260 substituted. S.J. 348 .

  3. 2025-02-24 Iowa Legislature

    Attached to HF 260 . S.J. 336 .

  4. 2025-02-13 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 273 .

  5. 2025-02-13 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 265 .

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A bill for an act relating to the Iowa lottery.(Formerly SSB 1035 .)

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Senate

File

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BY

COMMITTEE

ON

STATE

GOVERNMENT

(SUCCESSOR

TO

SSB

1035)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

Iowa

lottery.

1

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

Section

99G.3,

Code

2025,

is

amended

by

adding

1

the

following

new

subsection:

2

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

9A.

“Lotto”

means

a

lottery

game

connected

3

to

a

central

computer

via

telecommunications

in

which

a

4

specified

group

of

numbers,

symbols,

or

characters

are

selected

5

out

of

a

predetermined

range.

6

Sec.

2.

Section

99G.3,

subsection

13,

Code

2025,

is

amended

7

by

striking

the

subsection.

8

Sec.

3.

Section

99G.3,

subsection

17,

Code

2025,

is

amended

9

to

read

as

follows:

10

17.

“Self-service

kiosk”

means

a

machine

or

other

similar

11

electronic

device

that

dispenses

only

on-line

lotto

tickets,

12

instant

tickets,

pull-tab

tickets,

or

other

printed

lottery

13

products,

and

that

does

not

provide

a

visual

or

audio

14

representation

of

lottery

game

play.

A

“self-service

kiosk

”

15

is

not

a

monitor

vending

machine

or

player-activated

gaming

16

machine

for

purposes

of

this

chapter

.

17

Sec.

4.

Section

99G.7,

subsection

1,

paragraph

e,

Code

2025,

18

is

amended

by

striking

the

paragraph.

19

Sec.

5.

Section

99G.7,

subsection

1,

paragraph

f,

Code

2025,

20

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

21

f.

Report

quarterly

and

annually

to

the

commission

,

the

22

governor,

the

auditor

of

state,

and

the

general

assembly

a

full

23

and

complete

statement

of

lottery

revenues

and

expenses

for

the

24

preceding

quarter,

and

with

respect

to

the

annual

report,

for

25

the

preceding

year,

and

transfer

proceeds

to

the

general

fund

26

within

thirty

days

following

the

end

of

the

quarter

.

27

Sec.

6.

Section

99G.7,

subsection

4,

Code

2025,

is

amended

28

to

read

as

follows:

29

4.

The

administrator

director

or

the

administrator’s

30

director’s

designee

may

conduct

hearings

and

administer

31

oaths

to

persons

for

the

purpose

of

assuring

the

security

32

or

integrity

of

lottery

operations

or

to

determine

the

33

qualifications

of

or

compliance

by

vendors

and

retailers.

34

Sec.

7.

Section

99G.9,

subsection

2,

unnumbered

paragraph

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1,

Code

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

1

Adopt

policies

and

procedures

and

promulgate

administrative

2

rules

pursuant

to

chapter

17A

relating

that

relate

exclusively

3

to

the

management

and

operation

of

the

Iowa

lottery

,

but

not

4

policies,

procedures,

or

administrative

rules

that

relate

to

5

the

operation

of

the

department

in

general

.

The

administrative

6

rules

promulgated

pursuant

to

this

subsection

may

include

but

7

shall

not

be

limited

to

the

following:

8

Sec.

8.

Section

99G.9,

subsection

2,

paragraph

h,

Code

2025,

9

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

10

h.

The

means

of

conducting

drawings,

provided

that

drawings

11

shall

be

open

to

the

public

and

witnessed

by

an

independent

12

certified

public

accountant

.

Equipment

used

to

select

winning

13

tickets

or

shares

or

participants

for

prizes

shall

be

examined

14

by

an

independent

certified

public

accountant

prior

to

and

15

after

each

drawing.

16

Sec.

9.

Section

99G.10,

subsection

4,

Code

2025,

is

amended

17

to

read

as

follows:

18

4.

A

person

who

has

been

convicted

of

a

felony

or

bookmaking

19

or

other

form

of

illegal

gambling

or

shall

not

be

employed

by

20

the

department

under

this

chapter.

The

director

shall

have

21

discretion

to

determine

the

relevance

of

a

crime

involving

22

moral

turpitude

shall

not

be

employed

by

other

crimes

when

23

making

decisions

regarding

employment

with

the

department

under

24

this

chapter

.

25

Sec.

10.

Section

99G.31,

subsection

3,

paragraphs

g

and

h,

26

Code

2025,

are

amended

by

striking

the

paragraphs

and

inserting

27

in

lieu

thereof

the

following:

28

g.

A

ticket

or

share

issued

by

the

division

shall

not

29

be

purchased

by

and

no

prize

shall

be

paid

to

any

of

the

30

following:

31

(1)

A

member

of

the

commission.

32

(2)

An

officer

or

employee

of

the

department.

33

(3)

An

officer

or

employee

of

the

state

providing

services

34

to

the

department

to

administer

this

chapter

if

such

officer

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or

employee

has

access

to

confidential

information

which

may

1

compromise

the

integrity

of

the

lottery.

2

(4)

A

spouse,

child,

sibling,

or

parent

residing

as

a

member

3

of

the

same

household

in

the

principal

place

of

residence

of

4

any

person

described

in

subparagraphs

(1)

through

(3).

For

5

purposes

of

this

subparagraph,

a

spouse,

child,

sibling,

or

6

parent

of

a

person

described

in

subparagraphs

(1)

through

(3)

7

is

considered

to

be

residing

as

a

member

of

the

same

household

8

if

the

spouse,

child,

sibling,

or

parent

lived

in

the

principal

9

place

of

residence

for

one

hundred

eighty-three

days

or

more

in

10

the

immediately

preceding

three

hundred

sixty-five

days.

11

h.

A

ticket

or

share

issued

by

the

division

shall

not

12

be

purchased

by

and

no

prize

shall

be

paid

to

any

of

the

13

following:

14

(1)

An

officer,

employee,

agent,

or

subcontractor

of

any

15

vendor

if

such

officer,

employee,

agent,

or

subcontractor

has

16

access

to

confidential

information

which

may

compromise

the

17

integrity

of

the

lottery.

18

(2)

A

spouse,

child,

sibling,

or

parent

residing

as

a

member

19

of

the

same

household

in

the

principal

place

of

residence

of

20

any

person

described

in

subparagraph

(1).

For

purposes

of

this

21

subparagraph,

a

spouse,

child,

sibling,

or

parent

of

a

person

22

described

in

subparagraph

(1)

is

considered

to

be

residing

as

23

a

member

of

the

same

household

if

the

spouse,

child,

sibling,

24

or

parent

lived

in

the

principal

place

of

residence

for

one

25

hundred

eighty-three

days

or

more

in

the

immediately

preceding

26

three

hundred

sixty-five

days.

27

Sec.

11.

Section

99G.34,

Code

2025,

is

amended

by

adding

the

28

following

new

subsection:

29

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

9.

Ticket

order

history;

ticket

inventory;

30

or

any

records

that

if

disclosed

could

impair

or

adversely

31

impact

the

security,

integrity,

or

fairness

of

a

lottery

game

32

or

the

security

of

lottery

retailers.

33

Sec.

12.

Section

99G.35,

subsection

1,

unnumbered

paragraph

34

1,

Code

2025,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

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The

department’s

lottery

security

staff

under

this

chapter

1

shall

be

investigators

that

support

the

division

may

include

2

staff

qualified

by

training

and

experience

in

law

enforcement

3

to

perform

their

respective

duties

in

support

of

the

activities

4

of

the

security

office

to

the

extent

necessary

to

perform

5

the

duties

.

Lottery

security

staff

Staff

that

have

training

6

and

experience

in

law

enforcement

shall

not

have

sworn

peace

7

officer

status.

The

lottery

security

office

department

8

shall

perform

security

duties

including

all

of

the

following

9

activities

in

support

of

the

mission

of

the

department

under

10

this

chapter

:

11

Sec.

13.

Section

99G.35,

subsection

1,

paragraphs

c

and

g,

12

Code

2025,

are

amended

to

read

as

follows:

13

c.

Report

any

suspected

violations

of

this

chapter

to

the

14

one

or

more

of

the

following,

as

determined

by

the

department:

15

(1)

The

appropriate

county

attorney

or

the

.

16

(2)

The

attorney

general

and

to

any

.

17

(3)

Any

law

enforcement

agencies

agency

having

jurisdiction

18

over

the

violation.

19

g.

Provide

Ensure

physical

security

at

the

central

20

operations

facilities

used

by

the

department

for

purposes

of

21

this

chapter

.

22

Sec.

14.

Section

99G.39,

subsection

2,

Code

2025,

is

amended

23

to

read

as

follows:

24

2.

The

director

of

the

department

of

management

shall

25

not

include

lottery

revenues

in

the

director’s

director

of

26

the

department

of

management’s

fiscal

year

revenue

estimates

27

for

the

general

fund

of

the

state.

This

subsection

does

not

28

apply

for

purposes

of

revenue

estimates

of

lottery

revenues

as

29

described

in

section

8.22A

.

30

Sec.

15.

Section

99G.40,

subsection

2,

Code

2025,

is

amended

31

to

read

as

follows:

32

2.

A

lottery

fund

is

created

in

the

office

of

the

treasurer

33

of

state

and

shall

exist

as

the

recipient

fund

for

department

34

receipts

under

this

chapter

.

The

fund

consists

of

all

revenues

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received

from

the

sale

of

lottery

tickets

or

shares

and

all

1

other

moneys

lawfully

credited

or

transferred

to

the

fund.

2

The

director

shall

certify

before

the

last

day

of

the

month

3

following

each

quarter

that

portion

of

the

lottery

fund

4

resulting

from

the

previous

quarter’s

sales

to

be

transferred

5

to

the

general

fund

of

the

state.

The

director

shall

certify

6

quarterly

that

portion

of

the

fund

that

has

been

transferred

7

to

the

general

fund

of

the

state

under

this

chapter

and

shall

8

cause

that

portion

to

be

transferred

to

the

general

fund

of

the

9

state

within

forty-five

days

following

the

end

of

the

quarter

.

10

However,

upon

the

request

of

the

director

and

subject

to

the

11

approval

by

the

treasurer

of

state,

an

amount

sufficient

to

12

cover

the

foreseeable

administrative

expenses

of

the

lottery

13

for

a

period

of

twenty-one

days

may

be

retained

from

the

14

lottery

fund.

Prior

to

the

quarterly

transfer

to

the

general

15

fund

of

the

state,

the

director

may

direct

that

lottery

revenue

16

shall

be

deposited

in

the

lottery

fund

and

in

interest-bearing

17

accounts

designated

by

the

treasurer

of

state.

Interest

or

18

earnings

paid

on

the

deposits

or

investments

is

considered

19

lottery

revenue

and

shall

be

transferred

to

the

general

fund

of

20

the

state

in

the

same

manner

as

other

lottery

revenue.

21

Sec.

16.

Section

99G.40,

subsection

3,

Code

2025,

is

amended

22

by

striking

the

subsection.

23

EXPLANATION

24

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

25

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

26

This

bill

relates

to

the

Iowa

lottery.

27

The

bill

removes

the

word

“on-line”

from

the

term

“on-line

28

lotto”,

strikes

reporting

requirements

duplicative

of

29

those

under

Code

section

99G.40,

and

moves

duties

of

the

30

administrator

of

the

Iowa

lottery

regarding

conducting

hearings

31

and

administering

oaths

to

assure

the

security

or

integrity

of

32

the

lottery

to

the

director

of

revenue

(director).

The

bill

33

specifies

that

the

Iowa

lottery

commission

is

prohibited

from

34

adopting

policies,

procedures,

or

rules

that

relate

to

the

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department

of

revenue

(IDR)

in

general,

and

removes

from

the

1

suggested

policies,

procedures,

and

rules

that

lottery

drawings

2

be

witnessed

by

an

independent

certified

public

accountant.

3

Under

current

law,

IDR

is

prohibited

from

hiring

4

persons

convicted

of

a

felony,

bookmaking,

other

form

of

5

illegal

gambling,

or

a

crime

involving

moral

turpitude

for

6

lottery-related

employment.

The

bill

removes

crimes

involving

7

moral

turpitude

from

the

prohibition

and

gives

the

director

8

discretion

to

determine

the

relevance

of

other

crimes

on

9

employment

decisions.

10

The

bill

updates

and

expands

the

list

of

persons

prohibited

11

from

purchasing

a

lottery

ticket

or

being

awarded

a

prize,

12

including

by

adding

a

state

officer

or

employee

providing

13

services

to

IDR

to

administer

lottery

provisions

if

such

person

14

has

access

to

confidential

information

which

may

compromise

the

15

integrity

of

the

lottery.

16

The

bill

adds

ticket

order

history,

ticket

inventory,

or

any

17

other

records

that

could

affect

the

security,

integrity,

or

18

fairness

of

a

lottery

game

or

the

security

of

lottery

retailers

19

to

the

list

of

exceptions

to

an

open

records

request

governed

20

by

Code

chapter

22.

21

The

bill

changes

lottery

security

staff

requirements

to

22

include

investigators

that

support

the

division

and

updates

the

23

activities

performed

by

investigators

supporting

the

lottery

24

division.

25

Under

current

law,

the

director

of

the

department

of

26

management

is

prohibited

from

including

lottery

revenues

in

27

fiscal

year

revenue

estimates.

The

bill

specifies

that

this

is

28

for

general

fund

revenue

estimates,

and

that

the

prohibition

29

does

not

apply

for

purposes

of

Code

section

8.22A

(revenue

30

estimating

conference).

31

Under

current

law,

the

director

is

required

to

certify

32

quarterly

that

portion

of

the

lottery

fund

that

has

been

33

transferred

to

the

general

fund

and

to

transfer

that

portion

34

to

the

general

fund.

The

administrator

of

the

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lottery

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is

required

to

transfer

proceeds

from

the

lottery

fund

to

the

1

general

fund

within

30

days

following

the

end

of

the

quarter.

2

The

bill

eliminates

the

duplicative

transfer

requirement

by

3

removing

the

duty

from

the

administrator

of

the

Iowa

lottery,

4

and

increases

the

transfer

deadline

to

45

days

for

the

5

director.

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