---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to bingo games, including the price to play and the value of merchandise prizes. Effective date: 07/01/2024."
description: "A bill for an act relating to bingo games, including the price to play and the value of merchandise prizes. Effective date: 07/01/2024."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SF 2071"
citation: "Iowa SF 2071 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["firearms", "gambling", "game animals", "merchandise", "prices", "prizes"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["SINCLAIR"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-18"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fe676bab-480d-4770-b9db-d04b65ae9850"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2071&ga=90"
source_hash: "1d4b10400000b899e3057a9bab7d181549b0790d1b9072cc72fe22d3a8c57661"
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 SF 2071 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to bingo games, including the price to play and the value of merchandise prizes. Effective date: 07/01/2024.

## 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/90/attachments/SF2071.html)
2. **Amendment H-8307** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8307.pdf)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/SF2071_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/SF2071.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **45–1** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **83–14** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment H-8307 be adopted? — **34–63** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- SINCLAIR — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-18** Introduced, referred to State Government. `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-23** Subcommittee: Schultz, Bisignano, and Cournoyer.
- **2024-01-24** Subcommittee Meeting: 01/29/2024 12:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2024-01-29** Subcommittee recommends passage. []. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-01** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-26** Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 1. `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Immediate message.
- **2024-02-26** Message from Senate.
- **2024-02-26** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-05** Subcommittee: Lundgren, Cooling and Wulf.
- **2024-03-05** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/06/2024 7:30AM House Lounge.
- **2024-03-06** Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-0. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-06** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-18** Placed on calendar.
- **2024-03-21** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2024-04-10** Amendment H-8307, yeas 34, nays 63, filed, lost.
- **2024-04-10** Passed House, yeas 83, nays 14. `passage`
- **2024-04-10** Immediate message.
- **2024-04-10** Message from House.
- **2024-04-29** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-05-01** 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/fe676bab-480d-4770-b9db-d04b65ae9850`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).