Bill
Bill > HF2170
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Introduced
01/27/2026
01/27/2026
In Committee
01/27/2026
01/27/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
91st General Assembly
Bill Summary
This bill relates to minimum preseason and in-season roster size requirements for interscholastic sports at certain schools. The bill requires the Iowa high school athletic association and the Iowa girls high school athletic union to adopt a policy establishing minimum preseason and in-season roster size requirements for all interscholastic sports sponsored by participating schools. The bill provides that if an interscholastic sports team sponsored by a participating school fails to meet the minimum roster size requirements established, the team shall not be allowed to participate in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions sponsored by the Iowa high school athletic association or the Iowa girls high school athletic union. A student who was listed on the team roster on the last day immediately preceding the date on which the team became ineligible to participate in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests and competitions is eligible, for the remainder of the season, to participate in that interscholastic sport at any public school located within 30 miles of the student’s attendance center that authorizes the student to participate, without formal agreement between the schools under Code section 280.13A. A student who participates in an extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition pursuant to the bill shall be deemed to satisfy the residence requirements for purposes of Code section 256.46.
AI Summary
This bill requires the Iowa high school athletic association and the Iowa girls high school athletic union, which are organizations that govern interscholastic sports for boys and girls respectively in Iowa, to establish minimum numbers of players that must be on a sports team's roster both before a season starts (preseason) and during the season (in-season). If a school's sports team fails to meet these minimum roster sizes, it will be prohibited from participating in any official games or competitions organized by these athletic associations. However, if a team becomes ineligible due to not meeting the roster size, any student who was on that team's roster just before it became ineligible can still play for that sport for the rest of the season at any public school within 30 miles of their current school, as long as that school allows them to join, and this transfer will not be subject to the usual rules about agreements between schools or residency requirements for participation.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Subcommittee: Stone, Behn and Gosa. H.J. 236. (on 02/09/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=HF2170 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/HF2170.html |
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