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

HSB 679: Relating to noncontact periods for students, coaches, directors, and teachers in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests and competitions

Became HF 2508 · Its progress continues under the new number.

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.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

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
  2. February 5, 2026House subcommittee named: Wheeler, Gosa and Stone
  3. February 11, 2026Approved by the House committee
  4. February 11, 2026Committee vote: 20–3
  5. February 16, 2026Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2508

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/HSB679