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88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026

HF 2282: Concerning compensation of college athletes and including effective date provisions

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 relates to the compensation of athletes enrolled at postsecondary educational institutions. The bill defines “postsecondary educational institution” as a regents institution or private postsecondary educational institution in Iowa. The bill prohibits a postsecondary educational institution from enforcing any rule, requirement, standard, or other limitation that prevents a college athlete enrolled at the institution from fully participating in intercollegiate athletics and earning compensation as a result of the use of the athlete’s name, image, or likeness rights, or athletic reputation or that otherwise penalizes such an athlete.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 11, 2020

  • Rep. Joe Mitchell (R)
  • Rep. Amy Nielsen (D) · amy.nielsen@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Ray Sorensen (R) · ray.sorensen@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. February 7, 2020Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
  2. February 11, 2020House subcommittee named: Mitchell, Nielsen and Sorensen
  3. February 17, 2020Subcommittee recommended passing it

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/HF2282