All Roll Calls
Yes: 190 • No: 0
IowaSF 14691st General Assembly (2025–2026)Senate
A bill for an act relating to the use or creation of bots to purchase event tickets on the internet, and providing civil penalties. (Formerly SF 49.) Effective date: 07/01/2025.
Sponsored By: COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY
Signed by Governor
economic growth and technology
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
New protections against event ticket bots
Beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa bans using or creating human-mimicking bots to exceed online ticket limits for paid public events. This includes using multiple internet addresses, accounts, or email addresses to exceed limits, or bypassing queues, waiting periods, presale codes, other sales limits, or entry security. Autofill and password tools are excluded; violations count as unfair practices under state consumer protection laws and carry civil penalties. Ticket sellers must report violations they actually know about within five calendar days after Iowa’s attorney general requests a report. People with actual knowledge can also report violations, and the attorney general must create an electronic reporting system.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/28/2025
Passed Senate
Yes: 50 • No: 0
House vote • 4/23/2025
Passed House
Yes: 93 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/11/2025
Passed Senate
Yes: 47 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor.
6/6/2025SenateReported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
5/19/2025SenateMessage from Senate.
4/29/2025HouseImmediate message.
4/28/2025SenatePassed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0.
4/28/2025SenateSenate concurred with S-3137.
4/28/2025SenateMessage from House, with amendment S-3137.
4/23/2025SenateImmediate message.
4/23/2025HousePassed House, yeas 93, nays 0.
4/23/2025HouseAmendments H-1270 and H-1274 adopted.
4/23/2025HouseAmendment H-1274 filed.
4/22/2025HouseAmendment H-1270 filed.
4/22/2025HousePlaced on calendar under unfinished business.
4/10/2025HousePlaced on calendar.
4/2/2025HouseCommittee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 0. Excused, 1.
3/31/2025HouseCommittee report, recommending passage.
3/31/2025HouseRead first time, referred to Economic Growth and Technology.
2/12/2025HouseMessage from Senate.
2/12/2025HouseImmediate message.
2/11/2025SenatePassed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.
2/11/2025SenateAmendment S-3001 filed, adopted.
2/11/2025SenateCommittee report, approving bill.
1/28/2025SenateIntroduced, placed on calendar.
1/28/2025Senate
Bill Text
As Introduced
Enrolled
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