SF511 — A bill for an act relating to Iowa's urban renewal law and urban revitalization law by establishing provisions governing certain property used for gaming, and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions.(Formerly SSB 1159.)

What does this bill do?

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Official description

A bill for an act relating to Iowa's urban renewal law and urban revitalization law by establishing provisions governing certain property used for gaming, and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions.(Formerly SSB 1159.)

Where it stands

Subcommittee: Dawson, Bisignano, and Rowley. S.J. 491.

March 11, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Local Government Report · March 4, 2025

10

Yes

3

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

13 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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See how each senator voted

Senator	District	Vote
Rocky De Witt	1	Yes
Jeff Taylor	2	Yes
Cherielynn Westrich	13	Yes
Izaah Knox	17	Yes
Herman Quirmbach	25	No
Dennis Guth	28	Yes
Mike Klimesh	32	Yes
Dave Sires	38	Yes
Zach Wahls	43	No
Janice Weiner	45	No

Bill history

March 4, 2025
Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 403.
March 4, 2025
Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 409.
March 6, 2025
Referred to Ways and Means. S.J. 427.
March 11, 2025
Subcommittee: Dawson, Bisignano, and Rowley. S.J. 491.

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