The civic record
Read. Follow. Verify.Iowa Senate Bill 395 prohibits proxy betting and account sharing under state illegal gaming laws
Last action · May 15, 2025: Rereferred to Public Safety. H.J. 1221 .
Track this bill to get notified when it advances a stage. One tap to stop, anytime.
What This Bill Would Do
Senate File 395 explicitly defines and bans "" and "" as illegal gaming under Iowa Code section 725.7, subjecting violators to criminal penalties ranging from serious misdemeanors to class "C" felonies based on the monetary value involved.
Residents who place bets on behalf of others to conceal identities or who share gambling accounts face criminal charges and tiered fines between $430 and $13,660 alongside potential imprisonment.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
gambling participants
Individuals participating in sports wagering or gambling games face new criminal prohibitions and tiered penalties for proxy betting or sharing accounts.
Key Facts
- Defines "account sharing" as agreements to share gambling account access to conceal identity.
- Defines "proxy betting" as wagering activities where one person places a bet on behalf of another to hide identity.
- Makes engaging in proxy betting or account sharing a violation of Iowa illegal gaming statutes.
- Classifies illegal gaming offenses from serious misdemeanors to class "C" felonies depending on the money involved and prior offenses.
Show all 6 facts
- Sets penalties for a serious misdemeanor at confinement for up to one year and fines between $430 and $2,560.
- Sets penalties for a class "C" felony at confinement for up to 10 years and fines between $1,370 and $13,660.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is considered account sharing under this bill?
What penalties apply to illegal gaming offenses involving more than $5,000?
What else do you want to know?
News Coverage
Follow the record
Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently passed chamber. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Law.
Procedural history
25 actions- May 15, 2025HouseRereferred to Public Safety. H.J. 1221 .
- May 15, 2025HouseRereferred to Public Safety. H.J. 1221 .
- Apr 3, 2025HousePlaced on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 894 .
- Apr 3, 2025HousePlaced on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 894 .
- Mar 13, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time, passed on file. H.J. 640 .
- Mar 12, 2025HouseMessage from Senate. H.J. 636 .
Show 19 earlier actions
- Mar 12, 2025SenateImmediate message. S.J. 505 .
- Mar 12, 2025SenateFloorPassed Senate , yeas 48, nays 0. S.J. 502 .
- Mar 10, 2025Iowa LegislatureFiscal note.
- Mar 7, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 561 .
- Mar 7, 2025Iowa LegislatureCommittee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 850 .
- Mar 5, 2025HouseCommittee vote: Yeas, 21. Nays, 0. Excused, 2. H.J. 532 .
- Mar 5, 2025HouseCommittee report, recommending passage. H.J. 532 .
- Feb 26, 2025Iowa LegislatureFiscal note .
- Feb 20, 2025SenateCommittee report, approving bill. S.J. 331 .
- Feb 20, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 322 .
- Feb 19, 2025Iowa LegislatureCommittee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 395 .
- Feb 12, 2025Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee recommends passage.
- Feb 10, 2025Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2025 12:00PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- Feb 4, 2025Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee: Dawson, Petersen, and Shipley.
- Feb 4, 2025Iowa LegislatureIntroducedIntroduced, referred to Judiciary.
- Jan 23, 2025Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee recommends passage.
- Jan 16, 2025Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee Meeting: 01/23/2025 12:00PM RM 19.
- Jan 15, 2025HouseSubcommittee: Holt, Levin and Thomson, C. H.J. 83 .
- Jan 15, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced, referred to Public Safety. H.J. 79 .
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
View official text →Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Sources
www.legis.iowa.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy30Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
Publisher tools