A bill for an act relating to prizes awarded by licensed qualified organizations.
HF 2506 amends Iowa law to require licensed prize-awarding organizations to distribute prizes on the day they are won. If a winner isn't present, organizations must notify them as soon as practical within one year of the prize being awarded. This bill directly affects businesses and groups holding licensed raffles, contests, or similar prize events in Iowa. The change updates existing timing requirements to ensure prompt distribution or timely notification to winners.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 16, 2026
Signed Apr 9, 2026
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What changed between versions
Enrolled with Governor's Action
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Reprinted
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a legislative 'Enrolled' version to a 'Reprinted' version, adding committee headers and page numbers. The substantive policy regarding prize distribution timelines remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL
Added committee headers, successor bill references, and page numbering to the document layout.
Replaced the signature block and certification text with a standard reprint header and page footer.
Condensed the statutory amendment text into a numbered list format while retaining the exact same legal requirements for prize distribution.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 2, 2026
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 49
Mar 2, 2026
D
Democratic15
86% Yea
R
Republican34
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
4
Committee
0
Amendments
2
Apr 9, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0.
upper
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 89, nays 0.
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-8007 adopted.
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Introduced
Amendment H-8007 filed.
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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