SF 660 Iowa Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to sports wagering and tourism, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.

SF 660 establishes a regulatory framework for legal sports wagering within the state and allocates state funds to support tourism initiatives. It directly affects licensed sports betting operators, state tourism agencies, and businesses in the hospitality sector. Key provisions include creating licensing requirements for sports wagering entities, setting tax rates on bets, and directing new revenue toward tourism marketing and infrastructure projects. The bill was signed into law by the Governor on June 11, 2025, following unanimous passage in the Senate.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced May 14, 2025 Signed Jun 11, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled with Governor's Action Reprinted Marked Up · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was reprinted from its final enrolled version to a marked-up version, showing formatting and layout changes rather than substantive policy modifications. The core provisions regarding sports wagering fund allocations, education support personnel funding, and major events/tourism programs remain the same in both versions.
TECHNICAL

Layout and formatting changes including removal of letterhead, signature blocks, and page markers; text was consolidated into standard bill format with proper section numbering and spacing.

Removed Governor's signature block and transmission letter that appeared in the enrolled version but is not part of the actual legislative text.

Consolidated fragmented text lines into coherent paragraphs and sections for readability and standard legislative formatting.

Floor votes · Senate May 14, 2025 · House May 14, 2025

How they voted

440
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 49
May 14, 2025
D Democratic15
14 Yea 1
93% Yea
R Republican34
30 Yea 4
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
6
Committee
1
Amendments
3
Jun 11, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
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May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 39, nays 0.
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May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred with S-3194.
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May 14, 2025
Introduced
Message from House, with amendment S-3194.
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May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 80, nays 2.
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May 14, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1360 filed, adopted.
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May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 43, nays 0.
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May 14, 2025
Introduced
Amendment S-3192 filed, adopted.
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May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report, approving bill.
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May 14, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar.
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0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.