HF 2508: Relating to noncontact periods for students, coaches, directors, and teachers in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests and competitions

What it does

This bill relates to noncontact periods for students, coaches, directors, and teachers in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests and competitions.13 to observe noncontact periods beginning with the 2026-2027 school year. An organization is an entity that registers with the department of education and administers, supervises, operates, adopts eligibility requirements for, and schedules extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests and competitions. During a noncontact period, a coach, director, or teacher shall not have contact with students regarding extracurricular and interscholastic athletics and extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions do not occur.

House subcommittee · named February 5, 2026

• Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R) · skyler.wheeler@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Daniel Gosa (D) · daniel.gosa@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Henry Stone (R) · henry.stone@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 0 for, 2 against

Against: Iowa Alliance for Arts Education; Iowa Association of Christian Schools

In plain words

1. February 5, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee · as HSB 679
2. February 5, 2026House subcommittee named: Wheeler, Gosa and Stone · as HSB 679
3. February 11, 2026Approved by the House committee · as HSB 679
4. February 11, 2026Committee vote: 20–3 · as HSB 679
5. February 16, 2026Filed in the House
6. February 16, 2026Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2508 · as HSB 679