---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to thoroughbred and quarter horse racing seasons."
description: "A bill for an act relating to thoroughbred and quarter horse racing seasons."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 2615"
citation: "Iowa HF 2615 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["equine animals", "gambling", "horse racing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-19"
last_action: "2026-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69d51d76-bbf6-4985-aa2f-95c7ccc18b94"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2615&ga=91"
source_hash: "8210a01721b462498281c3c219b1d98892555db419311887c8fd180b539777a8"
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 2615 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to thoroughbred and quarter horse racing seasons.

## 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/HF2615.html)
2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2615.html)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2615_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2615.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **30–16** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-19** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-02-26** Passed House, yeas 86, nays 4. `passage`
- **2026-02-26** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-02** Message from House.
- **2026-03-02** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-03** Subcommittee: Bousselot, Bisignano, and Green.
- **2026-03-10** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/16/2026 12:30PM Room 315.
- **2026-03-16** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-19** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-03-26** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2026-05-02** Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 16. `passage`
- **2026-05-02** Immediate message.
- **2026-05-02** Message from Senate.
- **2026-05-13** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-05-19** 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/69d51d76-bbf6-4985-aa2f-95c7ccc18b94`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).