A bill for an act concerning a moratorium on the issuance of new gambling games licenses, and including effective date provisions.

This bill imposes a moratorium on new gambling licenses in Iowa, limiting the total number of licenses for gambling games (on boats, structures, or racetracks) to 19 through June 30, 2030. It restricts new licenses to counties that already had licensed gambling operations on the bill's effective date. The law allows existing licensees to move within their county, sell facilities while retaining licenses, or issue new licenses if a previous license was surrendered, not renewed, or revoked in the same county. The moratorium ends on July 1, 2030, and the bill takes effect immediately upon enactment.