---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to nuisance actions against racing facilities and racetracks."
description: "A bill for an act relating to nuisance actions against racing facilities and racetracks."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 645"
citation: "Iowa HF 645 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["athletics", "expositions", "nuisances"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-28"
last_action: "2025-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/32182943-1b8c-4cbf-9a76-944e665ef36a"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 645&ga=91"
source_hash: "da1e5e62516df9490a0b7b4708e900c25f10bc18537d53bacbb910bfd133b929"
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 645 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to nuisance actions against racing facilities and racetracks.

## 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/91/attachments/HF645.html)
2. **Amendment H-1204** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1204.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1207** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1207.pdf)
4. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF645.html)
5. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF645.html)
6. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF645_GovLetter.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF645.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **92–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-28** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-26** Amendments H-1204 and H-1207 filed.
- **2025-03-27** Amendment H-1207 to amendment H-1204 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-27** Amendment H-1204 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-27** Passed House, yeas 92, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-03** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-03-27** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-31** Message from House.
- **2025-03-31** Read first time, attached to SF 495. `reading-1`
- **2025-04-03** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-04-14** Substituted for SF 495.
- **2025-04-14** Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-14** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-15** Message from Senate.
- **2025-05-01** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-05-01** 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/32182943-1b8c-4cbf-9a76-944e665ef36a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).