HSB 21 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to illegal gaming, and making penalties applicable.

This bill defines and prohibits two specific gambling activities: "account sharing" (sharing access to a gambling account to hide identity) and "proxy betting" (placing bets for someone else to conceal their identity). It adds these activities to Iowa's existing list of illegal gaming offenses under section 725.7. The bill does not change penalty levels but explicitly includes these new violations within the current legal framework, meaning offenders face standard penalties based on the value of the wager. This directly affects individuals who share accounts or place bets for others to hide their identity, whether for sports wagering or other gambling games.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 15, 2025 Last action Mar 7, 2025
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Total actions
7
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Mar 7, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 850.
legislature
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 21. Nays, 0. Excused, 2.
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Jan 16, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 01/23/2025 12:00PM RM 19.
legislature
Jan 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Holt, Levin and Thomson, C.
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Public Safety.
lower
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