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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2078: Relating to civil liability of sports officials, providing criminal penalties for assault of sports officials, and including effective date and applicability provisions

Died when the session ended · The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill provides that a sports official who officiates an athletic contest at any level of competition in Iowa shall not be liable to any person in any civil action for injuries or damages claimed to have arisen due to actions or inactions within the confines of the athletic facility at which the athletic contest is played related in any manner to the sports official’s officiating duties. This provision does not apply to a sports official who causes injury or damage to a person by actions or inactions that are intentional, malicious, or grossly negligent.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 22, 2024

  • Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R) · bobby.kaufmann@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Rick L. Olson (D) · rick.olson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R) · skyler.wheeler@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. January 18, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee
  2. January 22, 2024House subcommittee named: Kaufmann, Olson and Wheeler
  3. January 25, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it

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/90/HF2078