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

SF 2342: Relating to student eligibility requirements in school district, accredited nonpublic school, charter school, community college, and regent institution athletics based on sex

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on May 24, 2022. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to student eligibility requirements in school district, accredited nonpublic school, charter school, community college, and regent institution athletics. The bill defines “educational institution” as a nonpublic school accredited by the state board of education; public school district; an institution governed by the state board of regents; a community college; or a charter school. The bill defines “organization” as a corporation, association, or organization which has as one of its primary purposes the sponsoring or administration of extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions, but does not include an agency of this state, a public or private school or school board, or an athletic conference or other association whose interscholastic contests or competitions do not include more than schools.

Sponsors

Education committee

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…

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 17, 2022Filed in the Senate
  2. February 17, 2022Approved by the Senate committee
  3. February 25, 2022Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  4. March 2, 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/SF2342