---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the use or creation of bots to purchase event tickets on the internet, and providing civil penalties."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the use or creation of bots to purchase event tickets on the internet, and providing civil penalties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SF 146"
citation: "Iowa SF 146 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["attorney general", "civil procedure", "computers and software", "goods", "internet", "reports", "sales", "technology"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 10
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-28"
last_action: "2025-06-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dfa114dd-d202-4c44-bd11-04241377996b"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 146&ga=91"
source_hash: "7f1d5f2477e0fe4996f85130aad435b589f572da1475731b5e8238ebccda5038"
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 146 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the use or creation of bots to purchase event tickets on the internet, and providing civil penalties.

## 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/SF146.html)
2. **Amendment H-1270** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1270.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1274** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1274.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3001** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3001.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-3137** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3137.pdf)
6. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/SF146.html)
7. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/SF146.html)
8. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/91/attachments/SF146.html)
9. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/SF146_GovLetter.pdf)
10. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/SF146.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-28** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-01-28** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2025-02-11** Amendment S-3001 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2025-02-11** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-02-11** Immediate message.
- **2025-02-12** Message from Senate.
- **2025-02-12** Read first time, referred to Economic Growth and Technology. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-31** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-31** Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 0. Excused, 1.
- **2025-04-02** Placed on calendar.
- **2025-04-10** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-04-22** Amendment H-1270 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-22** Amendment H-1274 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-23** Amendments H-1270 and H-1274 adopted.
- **2025-04-23** Passed House, yeas 93, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-23** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-23** Message from House, with amendment S-3137.
- **2025-04-28** Senate concurred with S-3137.
- **2025-04-28** Passed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-28** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-29** Message from Senate.
- **2025-05-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-06-06** 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/dfa114dd-d202-4c44-bd11-04241377996b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).