Bill Text: IA HSB502 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to setoff requirements concerning certain winnings on wagers.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-29 - Subcommittee recommends passage. H.J. 167. [HSB502 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2019-HSB502-Introduced.html
House Study Bill 502 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON KAUFMANN) A BILL FOR An Act relating to setoff requirements concerning certain 1 winnings on wagers. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5605YC (2) 88 ec/rn
H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 99D.28, subsection 1, Code 2020, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 1. A licensee or a person acting on behalf of a licensee 3 shall be provided electronic access to the names of the 4 persons indebted to a claimant agency pursuant to the process 5 established pursuant to section 99D.7, subsection 24 . The 6 electronic access provided by the claimant agency shall include 7 access to the names of the debtors, their social security 8 numbers, and any other information that assists the licensee 9 in identifying the debtors. If the name of a debtor provided 10 to the licensee through electronic access is retrieved by the 11 licensee and the winnings are equal to or greater than one 12 thousand two hundred dollars per occurrence required to be 13 reported on internal revenue service form W-2G for gambling 14 winnings , the retrieval of such a name shall constitute a 15 valid lien upon and claim of lien against the winnings of the 16 debtor whose name is electronically retrieved from the claimant 17 agency. If a debtor’s winnings are equal to or greater than 18 one thousand two hundred dollars per occurrence required to be 19 reported on internal revenue service form W-2G for gambling 20 winnings , the full amount of the debt shall be collectible 21 from any winnings due the debtor without regard to limitations 22 on the amounts that may be collectible in increments through 23 setoff or other proceedings. 24 Sec. 2. Section 99F.19, subsection 1, Code 2020, is amended 25 to read as follows: 26 1. A licensee or a person acting on behalf of a licensee 27 shall be provided electronic access to the names of the 28 persons indebted to a claimant agency pursuant to the process 29 established pursuant to section 99F.4, subsection 26 . The 30 electronic access provided by the claimant agency shall include 31 access to the names of the debtors, their social security 32 numbers, and any other information that assists the licensee 33 in identifying the debtors. If the name of a debtor provided 34 to the licensee through electronic access is retrieved by the 35 -1- LSB 5605YC (2) 88 ec/rn 1/ 2
H.F. _____ licensee and the winnings are equal to or greater than one 1 thousand two hundred dollars per occurrence required to be 2 reported on internal revenue service form W-2G for gambling 3 winnings , the retrieval of such a name shall constitute a 4 valid lien upon and claim of lien against the winnings of the 5 debtor whose name is electronically retrieved from the claimant 6 agency. If a debtor’s winnings are equal to or greater than 7 one thousand two hundred dollars per occurrence required to be 8 reported on internal revenue service form W-2G for gambling 9 winnings , the full amount of the debt shall be collectible 10 from any winnings due the debtor without regard to limitations 11 on the amounts that may be collectible in increments through 12 setoff or other proceedings. 13 EXPLANATION 14 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 15 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 16 This bill concerns setoff requirements related to winnings 17 on wagers under Code chapters 99D and 99F. 18 Under current law, a debtor who wins money on a wager at a 19 racetrack, excursion gambling boat, or gambling structure in 20 this state is subject to a setoff from those winnings of the 21 amount of debt owed if the winnings are equal to or greater 22 than $1,200. The bill strikes the dollar threshold amount 23 in Code sections 99D.28 and 99F.19 and provides that debtors 24 are subject to the setoff if the winnings are required to be 25 reported on internal revenue service form W-2G for gambling 26 winnings. The requirements to file internal revenue service 27 form W-2G depend on the amount of winnings and the type of 28 wager. 29 -2- LSB 5605YC (2) 88 ec/rn 2/ 2
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