# Iowa HF 189: A bill for an act relating to the eligibility of students enrolled in nonpublic schools to compete in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions provided by public schools, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 1.) Effective date: 06/06/2025, 08/01/2025. Iowa HF 189, A bill for an act relating to the eligibility of students enrolled in nonpublic schools to compete in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions provided by public schools, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 1.) Effective date: 06/06/2025, 08/01/2025., is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION; status signed, last action 2025-06-27 (Explanations of votes.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF189-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-18 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Iowa HF 189 - State: Iowa - Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: A bill for an act relating to the eligibility of students enrolled in nonpublic schools to compete in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions provided by public schools, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 1.) Effective date: 06/06/2025, 08/01/2025. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-30 - Last action: 2025-06-27, Explanations of votes. - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: education - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (185 yes, 136 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Public-school sports access with capped fees: mixed, medium. Beginning June 6, 2025, Iowa public districts must accept eligible nonpublic-school athletes under agreements between district boards and nonpublic schools. Students must live in the offering district or a district sharing its border; their nonpublic school must not have offered the sport during th… - School sports groups face tighter rules: mixed, low. Beginning August 1, 2025, covered Iowa athletic organizations must monitor participation, register with the Department of Education, and file financial statements at intervals set by its director. They must follow State Board rules for operations, eligibility, supervision, and scheduling; public-sc… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-14 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 31 | 13 | | | 2025-05-14 | House | Passed House | pass | 59 | 26 | | | 2025-03-19 | legislature | Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1037, as amended | fail | 32 | 64 | | | 2025-03-19 | House | Passed House | pass | 63 | 33 | | ## Actions (40) - 2025-06-27: Explanations of votes. (House) - 2025-06-06: Signed by Governor. (House) - 2025-05-27: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. (House) - 2025-05-20: Explanation of vote. (House) - 2025-05-14: Message from House. (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Immediate message. (House) - 2025-05-14: Passed House, yeas 59, nays 26. (House) - 2025-05-14: House concurred in Senate amendment H-1355. (House) - 2025-05-14: Senate amendment H-1355 filed. (House) - 2025-05-14: Message from Senate. (House) - 2025-05-14: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Passed Senate, yeas 31, nays 13. (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Amendment S-3171 adopted, as amended. (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Amendment S-3187 to S-3171 filed, adopted. (Senate) - 2025-05-14: Amendments S-3176 lost. (Senate) - 2025-05-13: Amendments S-3171 and S-3176 filed. (Senate) - 2025-04-10: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Placed on calendar. (legislature) - 2025-04-07: Committee report, recommending passage. (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Subcommittee recommends passage. (legislature) - 2025-03-26: Subcommittee Meeting: 03/27/2025 9:30AM Senate Lounge. (Senate) - 2025-03-26: Subcommittee: Kraayenbrink, Pike, and Zimmer. (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Explanation of vote. (House) - 2025-03-20: Read first time, referred to Education. (Senate) - 2025-03-20: Message from House. (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Immediate message. (House) - 2025-03-19: Passed House, yeas 63, nays 33. (House) - 2025-03-19: Amendment H-1038 withdrawn. (House) - 2025-03-19: Motion to suspend rules failed. (House) - 2025-03-19: Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1037, as amended, yeas 32, nays 64. (House) - 2025-03-19: Point of order raised on H-1037, as amended, ruled not germane. (House) - 2025-03-19: Amendment H-1101 to amendment H-1037 adopted. (House) - 2025-03-19: Amendment H-1013 adopted, as amended. (House) - 2025-03-19: Amendment H-1105 to amendment H-1013 adopted. (House) - 2025-03-19: Amendment H-1072 to amendment H-1013 withdrawn. (House) - 2025-03-17: Amendments H-1101 and H-1105 filed. (House) - 2025-03-12: Amendment H-1072 filed. (House) - 2025-03-06: Amendments H-1037 and H-1038 filed. (House) - 2025-02-13: Amendment H-1013 filed. (House) - 2025-01-30: Introduced, placed on calendar. (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF189.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/HF189.pdf) ## Related bills - HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 785.) Effective date: 10/02/20… (signed) - SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial authority, and budgets, by modifying property assessment provisions, divisions… (signed) - HF 2601: A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ballot issue campaigns by foreign nationals and investigations of election misconduc… (signed) - SF 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. 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(vetoed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF189.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/HF189.pdf) ## Related - [HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2801-2025-2026) - [SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2472-2025-2026) - [HF 2601: A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ball…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2601-2025-2026) - [SF 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. (Formerly S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2399-2025-2026) - [SF 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. 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