Relating to interscholastic athletic scrimmages between schools and nonaccredited home school sports organizations, and including effective date provisions

Where it is now

Done: IntroducedFebruary 5, 2026
Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 10, 2026
Done: Senate committeeFebruary 19, 2026
Next: Passes the Senate
Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
Next: Passes the House
Next: To the Governor
Next: Signed into law

Became SF 2392 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 2392 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to interscholastic athletic scrimmages between schools and nonaccredited home school sports organizations.13 to participate in interscholastic athletic scrimmages with nonaccredited home school sports organizations.13.13, an organization is a corporation, association, or organization that has as one of its primary purposes the sponsoring or administration of extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions. The bill defines “scrimmage” as a noncompetitive, practice-oriented interscholastic event between teams that simulates game conditions solely for the purpose of evaluating and developing team strategies, individual skills, and conditioning.

Read the full explanation

The bill requires a written agreement between the school and nonaccredited home school sports organization be executed prior to the scrimmage. The agreement must contain the date, time, location, duration, and format of the scrimmage, safety protocols, and other conditions deemed necessary by either party. The agreement must be retained by each party for one year following the scrimmage. The bill provides that each school and nonaccredited home school sports organization shall ensure appropriate liability coverage and assume responsibility for its own participants in a scrimmage. Students participating in a scrimmage on behalf of a nonaccredited home school sports organization are not subject to the eligibility rules of an organization. Lastly, the bill requires that scrimmages do not count toward regular season records, standings, rankings, or postseason eligibility, must be voluntary, limited in duration and intensity, occur at certain facilities, and may not involve official scorekeeping, charging admission, play-by-play announcements, or pay for officials. The bill takes effect July 1, 2027.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Senate subcommittee

Named February 10, 2026. On February 17, 2026 it recommended amendment and passage.

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5 written public comments to its subcommittee: February 17, 2026 (5) · on the Legislature’s site

Iowa Code it changes

Creates§280.37

Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works

Lobbying

2 for · 1 against · 5 undecided · Who →

Family tree

Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

91st General Assembly

SF 2212Renumbered SF 2392Cleared committeefrom SF 2212

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