# Iowa HF 2303: A bill for an act relating to regulation of professional and amateur kickboxing by the state commissioner of athletics. Effective date: 07/01/2026. Iowa HF 2303, A bill for an act relating to regulation of professional and amateur kickboxing by the state commissioner of athletics. Effective date: 07/01/2026., is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by Chad Behn (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-04-16 (Signed by Governor.) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2303-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Iowa HF 2303 - State: Iowa - Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: A bill for an act relating to regulation of professional and amateur kickboxing by the state commissioner of athletics. Effective date: 07/01/2026. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-06 - Last action: 2026-04-16, Signed by Governor. - Sponsor: Chad Behn (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: state government - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (136 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Iowa kickboxing promoters face licensing and taxes: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, Iowa kickboxing promoters must get a license from the state commissioner of athletics before organizing, holding, or advertising covered matches. This covers professional and amateur public events that charge admission, request donations, or sell merchandise or refreshments.… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Chad Behn (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-06 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2026-02-23 | House | Passed House | pass | 89 | 0 | | ## Actions (22) - 2026-04-16: Signed by Governor. (House) - 2026-04-16: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. (House) - 2026-04-06: Message from Senate. (House) - 2026-04-06: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (Senate) - 2026-03-11: Placed on calendar. (legislature) - 2026-03-11: Committee report, recommending passage. (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Subcommittee recommends passage. (legislature) - 2026-03-04: Subcommittee Meeting: 03/05/2026 10:00AM Room 315. (legislature) - 2026-02-26: Subcommittee: Reichman, Green, and Townsend. (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Read first time, referred to State Government. (Senate) - 2026-02-24: Message from House. (Senate) - 2026-02-23: Immediate message. (House) - 2026-02-23: Passed House, yeas 89, nays 0. (House) - 2026-02-17: Placed on calendar. (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee vote: Yeas, 21. Nays, 0. Excused, 2. (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee report, recommending passage. (House) - 2026-02-16: Subcommittee recommends passage. (legislature) - 2026-02-12: Subcommittee Meeting: 02/16/2026 12:45PM House Lounge 2. (House) - 2026-02-10: Subcommittee: Bossman, Johnson, C. and Zabner. (House) - 2026-02-06: Introduced, referred to State Government. (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF2303.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/HF2303.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 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. (Formerly SF 2317, SSB 3121.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (signed) - SF 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. (Formerly SSB 3162.) 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