Bill Text: IA HF429 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the Iowa lottery authority, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 127.) Effective date: 07/01/2021.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-10 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 1099. [HF429 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF429-Enrolled.html
House
File
429
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Enrolled
House
File
429
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
MATTERS
UNDER
THE
PURVIEW
OF
THE
IOWA
LOTTERY
AUTHORITY,
AND
PROVIDING
PENALTIES.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
Section
99G.3,
subsection
14,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
14.
“Retailer”
means
a
person
,
licensed
by
the
authority,
who
sells
lottery
tickets
or
shares
on
behalf
of
the
authority
pursuant
to
a
contract
license
issued
by
the
authority
.
House
File
429,
p.
2
Sec.
2.
Section
99G.31,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1A.
The
authority
shall
only
pay
prizes
for
lottery
tickets
or
shares
that
the
authority
determines
were
legally
purchased,
legally
possessed,
and
legally
presented.
Sec.
3.
Section
99G.36,
Code
2021,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subsections:
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
2A.
A
person
who
knowingly
or
intentionally
passes
a
lottery
ticket
or
share
in
order
to
avoid
the
application
of
an
offset
under
section
99G.41
commits
the
following:
(1)
If
passing
the
lottery
ticket
or
share
would
avoid
an
amount
that
exceeds
ten
thousand
dollars,
a
class
“C”
felony.
(2)
If
passing
the
lottery
ticket
or
share
would
avoid
an
amount
that
exceeds
one
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
but
does
not
exceed
ten
thousand
dollars,
a
class
“D”
felony.
(3)
If
passing
the
lottery
ticket
or
share
would
avoid
an
amount
that
exceeds
seven
hundred
fifty
dollars
but
does
not
exceed
one
thousand
five
hundred
dollars,
an
aggravated
misdemeanor.
(4)
If
passing
the
lottery
ticket
or
share
would
avoid
an
amount
that
exceeds
three
hundred
dollars
but
does
not
exceed
seven
hundred
fifty
dollars,
a
serious
misdemeanor.
(5)
If
passing
the
lottery
ticket
or
share
would
avoid
an
amount
that
does
not
exceed
three
hundred
dollars,
a
simple
misdemeanor.
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
2B.
A
person
who
knowingly
or
intentionally
passes
a
lottery
ticket
or
share
in
order
to
circumvent
prohibited
player
provisions
found
in
section
99G.31,
subsection
2,
paragraph
“g”
or
“h”
,
or
applicable
game
specific
rules
commits
a
class
“D”
felony.
Sec.
4.
Section
99G.36,
subsection
3,
Code
2021,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3.
No
person
shall
knowingly
or
intentionally
make
a
material
false
statement
in
any
lottery
prize
claim,
make
a
material
false
statement
in
any
application
for
a
license
or
proposal
to
conduct
lottery
activities
,
or
make
a
material
false
entry
in
any
book
or
record
which
is
compiled
or
maintained
or
submitted
to
the
authority
or
the
board
pursuant
House
File
429,
p.
3
to
the
provisions
of
this
chapter
.
Any
person
who
violates
the
provisions
of
this
section
shall
be
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
felony.
______________________________
PAT
GRASSLEY
Speaker
of
the
House
______________________________
JAKE
CHAPMAN
President
of
the
Senate
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
House
and
is
known
as
House
File
429,
Eighty-ninth
General
Assembly.
______________________________
MEGHAN
NELSON
Chief
Clerk
of
the
House
Approved
_______________,
2021
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor