Iowa HF 931: A bill for an act concerning card game tournaments conducted by qualified organizations representing veterans.

Status: Introduced, referred to Veterans Affairs. (as of 2025-03-12)

State: Iowa · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: HF 931

Subjects: gambling, veterans affairs

Sponsors: ZABNER

Bill Text

House
File
931
-
Introduced

HOUSE
FILE
931

BY
ZABNER

A
BILL
FOR

An
Act
concerning
card
game
tournaments
conducted
by
qualified
1

organizations
representing
veterans.
2

BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3

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H.F.
931

Section
1.
Section
99B.27,
subsection
2,
paragraph
f,
Code
1

2025,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
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
removes
the
requirement
that
in
order
for
a
6

qualified
veterans
organization
to
conduct
a
card
game
7

tournament,
every
participant
must
be
given
the
same
chance
of
8

winning
the
tournament
and
the
organization
must
not
allow
any
9

second
chance
entries
or
multiple
entries
in
the
tournament.
A
10

qualified
organization
representing
veterans
is
a
post,
branch,
11

or
chapter
of
a
national
association
of
veterans
of
the
armed
12

forces
of
the
United
States
which
is
a
federally
chartered
13

corporation,
dedicates
the
net
receipts
of
a
game
of
skill,
14

game
of
chance,
or
raffle
as
provided
in
Code
section
99B.14,
15

and
is
exempt
from
federal
income
taxation.
16

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