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

SF 50: Relating to civil liability of sports officials, providing criminal penalties for assault of sports officials, and including effective date and applicability provisions

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 provides that a sports official who officiates an athletic contest at any level of competition in Iowa shall not be liable to any person in any civil action for injuries or damages claimed to have arisen due to actions or inactions within the confines of the athletic facility at which the athletic contest is played related in any manner to the sports official’s officiating duties. This provision does not apply to a sports official who causes injury or damage to a person by actions or inactions that are intentional, malicious, or grossly negligent.

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 16, 2025

Sen. Jeff Reichman (R) · jeff.reichman@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 1 against

For: Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

Against: Iowa Association for Justice

In plain words

January 15, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
January 16, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Reichman, Quirmbach and Webster
January 22, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it