All Roll Calls
Yes: 142 • No: 1
IowaHF 78391st General Assembly (2025–2026)HouseWALLET
A bill for an act implementing requirements related to organizations that sponsor or administer extracurricular interscholastic athletics, including the creation of a conference realignment committee. (Formerly HF 331.) Effective date: 07/01/2025.
Sponsored By: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
New committee sets school sports conferences
Starting July 1, 2025, Iowa creates a committee to manage high school sports conferences. It can order changes and must weigh enrollment, travel, rivalries, programs, and conference size. Organizations cannot move schools unless the committee orders it. The committee has 18 members (9 superintendents and 9 activities directors) and reviews changes at least every two years. It must offer a fast review, and organizations must act quickly on its orders. Schools can appeal to the Director of Education. The State Board sets rules to run this system.
Stricter rules to join or leave conferences
Starting July 1, 2025, a school must offer at least one boys and one girls sport in fall, winter, and spring to join any conference. A single-sex school must offer at least one sport each season for its students’ sex. If a school leaves a conference without approval, it faces a two-year ban in that same sport. For two years it also cannot play in that sport’s tournaments run by the organization.
State funds require sports realignment rules
Starting July 1, 2025, schools cannot use state-originated money to pay dues, fees, take part, or get services from a sports organization unless it has a written realignment policy. The policy must create the conference realignment committee and follow the law’s review and decision steps. If the organization does not comply, schools cannot spend state money for membership or services.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
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Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 3/25/2025
Passed Senate
Yes: 47 • No: 1
House vote • 3/13/2025
Passed House
Yes: 95 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor.
6/11/2025GovernorReported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
5/19/2025SenateMessage from Senate.
3/25/2025SenateImmediate message.
3/25/2025legislatureExplanation of vote.
3/25/2025legislaturePassed Senate, yeas 47, nays 1.
3/25/2025SenateSubstituted for SF 446.
3/25/2025legislatureRead first time, attached to SF 446.
3/17/2025legislatureMessage from House.
3/17/2025HouseExplanation of vote.
3/17/2025legislatureImmediate message.
3/13/2025legislaturePassed House, yeas 95, nays 0.
3/13/2025HouseIntroduced, placed on calendar.
3/5/2025legislature
Bill Text
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