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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2247: Relating to forms of payment for entry into an extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Brooke Boden (R), Rep. Zach Dieken (R), Rep. Pat Grassley (R), Rep. Heather Hora (R), Rep. Megan Jones (R), Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

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 30, 2026Filed in the House
  2. March 3, 2026Withdrawn

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/91/HF2247