HF 381 – Horseracing
HF 2274 – Internet Site for State Agency Fees
FLOOR ACTION:
HF 381 passed the House (98-0) and Senate (50-0) in different forms during the 2013 session. A Conference Committee was appointed during the 2014 session to find a compromise. HF 381 relates to horseracing in Iowa. Highlights of the Conference Committee Report include:
• Allowing the Racing & Gaming Commission to establish restrictions on dosage amounts for phenylbutazone, which would result in concentrations of less than 5 micrograms of the substance or its metabolites milliliter of blood, in races recognized as graded stake thoroughbred races.
• Amending Code section 99D.7 (5), concerning purse money for horseracing. The change allows purse money designated for standard bred racing to also be used for breeder’s awards, standard bred harness racing expenses and the construction of harness racing tracks in Iowa.
• Clarifying that an unlicensed advance deposit wagering operator or an individual taking or receiving wagers from residents of Iowa is guilty of a class “D” felony. [3/10: 46-0 (Ernst, Greiner, Houser, Kapucian excused)]
COMMITTEE ACTION:
HF 2274 requires Iowa’s Chief Information Officer to establish and maintain a user-friendly state services fee database and Internet site for use by the public by December 1, 2014. The Internet site is required to provide timely notice of any modifications in fees, rates and charges imposed by an agency. [3/6: short form, all “ayes” (Anderson, Bertrand, Courtney excused)]