HF 2079: Relating to forms of payment for entry into an extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition

What it does

This bill relates to forms of payment for entry into an extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition. The bill requires a public school to accept legal tender as a form of payment for entry into any extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition sponsored by an extracurricular interscholastic athletic organization. The bill requires an extracurricular interscholastic athletic organization, as a condition of registration with the department of education, to accept legal tender as a form of payment for entry into an extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition sponsored by the organization.

House subcommittee · named January 21, 2026

• Rep. Heather Hora (R) · heather.hora@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Brooke Boden (R) · brooke.boden@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Elinor A. Levin (D) · elinor.levin@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 4 against

For: Eastlake Partnership; VALOR Iowa

Against: Professional Educators of Iowa; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

1. January 15, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
2. January 21, 2026House subcommittee named: Hora, Boden and Levin
3. January 28, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. January 28, 2026Approved by the House committee
5. January 28, 2026Committee vote: 21–1
6. January 30, 2026Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2247
7. March 9, 2026Withdrawn