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

HF 371: Relating to high school athletic contests and competitions

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 high school athletic contests or competitions. Current law prohibits public schools from participating in or allowing students representing the public school from participating in any extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition which is sponsored or administered by an organization unless the organization complies with certain specified requirements. Current law 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.

Sponsors

Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R), Rep. Bill Gustoff (R), Rep. Henry Stone (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 17, 2025

  • Rep. Henry Stone (R) · henry.stone@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R) · dan.gehlbach@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Eric J. Gjerde (D) · eric.gjerde@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. February 13, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
  2. February 17, 2025House subcommittee named: Stone, Gehlbach and Gjerde
  3. February 19, 2025Subcommittee 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/91/HF371