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IA HF 38

died on adjournment

A bill for an act authorizing cities to establish self-supported entertainment areas.

Iowa · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did IA HF 38 pass?

No. IA HF 38 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-03-05): Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 760.

What is IA HF 38 about?

IA HF 38 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “A bill for an act authorizing cities to establish self-supported entertainment areas.”.

Who sponsors IA HF 38?

LOHSE is the primary sponsor of IA HF 38.

Introduced
2025-01-14
Latest action
2025-03-05 — Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 760.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • LOHSEprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-03-05

    Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 760.

    committee-passage

  2. 2025-02-11

    Committee vote: Yeas, 16. Nays, 4.

  3. 2025-02-11

    Committee report, recommending passage.

    committee-passage

  4. 2025-01-21

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-01-16

    Subcommittee Meeting: 01/21/2025 12:30PM House Lounge 2.

  6. 2025-01-15

    Subcommittee: Latham, Croken and Kniff McCulla.

  7. 2025-01-14

    Introduced, referred to Local Government.

    introduction,referral-committee

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Related bills

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Official source

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 38&ga=91

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