---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act concerning the distribution of gambling game receipts for charitable purposes. (Formerly HSB 67.) Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act concerning the distribution of gambling game receipts for charitable purposes. (Formerly HSB 67.) Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 289"
citation: "Iowa HF 289 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["gambling", "nonprofit entities", "veterans affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-06"
last_action: "2019-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eb63a619-67b3-4f0b-a323-3d0f101fbb1d"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 289&ga=88"
source_hash: "acb8df61adbdddc7168518a1ed2fd2a9cf9ad8d27c55bb7db7697e5a2f0488ab"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa HF 289 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act concerning the distribution of gambling game receipts for charitable purposes. (Formerly HSB 67.) Effective 7-1-19.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/88/attachments/HF289.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF289.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-06** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-03-28** Passed House, yeas 97, nays none. `passage`
- **2019-04-26** Explanation of vote.
- **2019-03-28** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-28** Message from House.
- **2019-03-28** Read first time, referred to Veterans Affairs. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-01** Subcommittee: Carlin, Dawson, and R. Taylor.
- **2019-04-02** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-11** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2019-04-24** Passed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-24** Message from Senate.
- **2019-04-29** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-05-16** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eb63a619-67b3-4f0b-a323-3d0f101fbb1d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).