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Read. Follow. Verify.Iowa Senate File 660 allocates sports wagering funds to public safety, education personnel, film production, and tourism programs
Last action · June 27, 2025: Explanations of votes. H.J. 1224 .
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What This Bill Does
Iowa Senate File 660 appropriates revenues from the for 2025-2026 to public safety equipment, salary supplements, special education, film production incentives, and a newly established major events and tourism program. The legislation creates the Iowa major events and tourism fund, restructures sports tourism marketing programs, and sets specific effective dates starting June 11, 2025, and July 1, 2025.
School districts, public safety agencies, film production applicants, and tourism entities receive direct funding allocations and programmatic changes funded by sports wagering revenues, altering grant eligibility and financial support timelines.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
School districts
School districts receive funding supplement amounts for education support personnel compensation based on budget enrollment proportions.
Education support personnel
Regular and part-time non-salaried school district employees benefit from a compensation supplement funded by sports wagering receipts.
Entities supporting tourism and events
Eligible entities hosting major athletic contests, conventions, or festivals can apply for financial assistance and grants from the major events and tourism fund.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much money is appropriated for education support personnel salary supplements?
What is the purpose of the newly created Iowa major events and tourism program?
What matching fund requirement applies to applicants under the major events and tourism program?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
24 actions- Jun 27, 2025HouseExplanations of votes. H.J. 1224 .
- Jun 11, 2025SenateEnrolledSigned by Governor . S.J. 1054 .
- Jun 2, 2025Iowa LegislatureNOBA: Final
- May 23, 2025SenateReported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1050 .
- May 20, 2025HouseExplanation of vote. H.J. 1223 .
- May 14, 2025Iowa LegislatureCommittee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 660 .
Show 18 earlier actions
- May 14, 2025HouseMessage from Senate. H.J. 1213 .
- May 14, 2025SenateImmediate message. S.J. 1038 .
- May 14, 2025SenateFloorPassed Senate , yeas 39, nays 0. S.J. 1038 .
- May 14, 2025SenateFloorSenate concurred with S-3194 . S.J. 1037 .
- May 14, 2025HouseMessage from House, with amendment S-3194 . S.J. 1037 .
- May 14, 2025HouseImmediate message. H.J. 1212 .
- May 14, 2025SenateNOBA: Senate Full Approps
- May 14, 2025HouseFloorPassed House , yeas 80, nays 2. H.J. 1212 .
- May 14, 2025HouseFloorAmendment H-1360 filed, adopted. H.J. 1211 .
- May 14, 2025HouseSubstituted for HF 1041 . H.J. 1211 .
- May 14, 2025HouseMessage from Senate. H.J. 1210 .
- May 14, 2025SenateImmediate message. S.J. 1034 .
- May 14, 2025SenateFloorPassed Senate , yeas 43, nays 0. S.J. 1033 .
- May 14, 2025SenateFloorAmendment S-3192 filed, adopted. S.J. 1033 .
- May 14, 2025SenateCommittee report, approving bill. S.J. 1043 .
- May 14, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. S.J. 1042 .
- May 13, 2025Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee: Kraayenbrink, Blake, Bousselot, Costello, Donahue, Dotzler, Garrett, Green, Guth, Knox, Koelker, Lofgren, Petersen, Reichman, Rowley, Salmon, Shipley, Sires, Staed, Warme, Winckler, and Zumbach.
- May 13, 2025Iowa LegislatureIntroducedIntroduced, referred to Appropriations.
Version history
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Consolidation of Sports Tourism Funding
The legislation repeals the sports tourism marketing program fund and consolidates tourism support into the newly established Iowa major events and tourism fund.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance85How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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