88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
HF 2202: Requiring high school students to participate in extracurricular interscholastic athletic practices, contests, or competitions based on biological sex as determined at birth
Died when the session ended · The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill provides that, notwithstanding a specified provision of state law to the contrary, a public or nonpublic high school student shall only participate in an extracurricular interscholastic athletic practice, contest, or competition that is designated for the student’s biological sex as determined at birth.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 2 for, 15 against
For: The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation
Against: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Human Rights Campaign; IA Mental Health Planning Council; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Safe Schools; Iowa State Education Association; Meredith Corporation; One Iowa Action; and 3 more
In plain words
- January 31, 2020Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/HF2202