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89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2309: Relating to student eligibility requirements in school district and accredited nonpublic school athletics based on sex

Became HF 2416 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to student eligibility requirements in school district and accredited nonpublic school athletics. The bill requires an interscholastic athletic team, sport, or athletic event that is sponsored or sanctioned by an accredited nonpublic school, school district, or athletic organization must be designated as females, women, or girls; males, men, or boys; or coeducational or mixed based on the sex at birth of the participating students. The bill also requires that only female students, based on their sex, may participate in any team, sport, or athletic event designated as being for females, women, or girls.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

See the fiscal note

House File 2416 may have a fiscal impact related to noncompliance with Title IX. The loss of federal funds is unlikely due to precedent, but the outcome of future enforcement by the OCR cannot be predicted. At the collegiate level, House File 2416 may conflict…

House subcommittee · named February 9, 2022

  • Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R) · skyler.wheeler@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Mary Mascher (D)
  • Rep. Henry Stone (R) · henry.stone@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 5 for, 34 against

For: Concerned Women For America of Iowa; Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; VALOR Iowa

Against: American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy; American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Apple Inc.; Common Good Iowa; Des Moines Public Schools; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Human Rights Campaign; IA Mental Health Planning Council; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa ACEs 360; Iowa Annual Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa Association of School Boards; and 22 more

In plain words

  1. February 9, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
  2. February 9, 2022House subcommittee named: Wheeler, Mascher and Stone
  3. February 10, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. February 14, 2022Approved by the House committee
  5. February 14, 2022Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2416
  6. February 21, 2022Withdrawn

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF2309