# Iowa SF 176: A bill for an act relating to participation in cocurricular and extracurricular activities offered by school districts by pupils who open enroll for purposes of receiving educational instruction and course content primarily over the internet. (Formerly SSB 1023.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Iowa SF 176, A bill for an act relating to participation in cocurricular and extracurricular activities offered by school districts by pupils who open enroll for purposes of receiving educational instruction and course content primarily over the internet. (Formerly SSB 1023.) Effective date: 07/01/2026., is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION; status signed, last action 2026-05-02 (Signed by Governor.) (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF176-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Iowa SF 176 - State: Iowa - Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: A bill for an act relating to participation in cocurricular and extracurricular activities offered by school districts by pupils who open enroll for purposes of receiving educational instruction and course content primarily over the internet. (Formerly SSB 1023.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-03 - Last action: 2026-05-02, Signed by Governor. - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: education - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (188 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-06 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2026-03-03 | House | Passed House | pass | 94 | 2 | | | 2025-03-11 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 47 | 0 | | ## Actions (34) - 2026-05-02: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-05-02: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Message from Senate. (House) - 2026-04-06: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Senate concurred with S-5056. (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Message from House, with amendment S-5056. (Senate) - 2026-03-03: Immediate message. (House) - 2026-03-03: Passed House, yeas 94, nays 2. (House) - 2026-03-03: Committee amendment H-8005 adopted. (House) - 2026-03-03: Amendment H-1217 withdrawn. (House) - 2026-02-17: Committee amendment H-8005 filed. (House) - 2026-02-17: Placed on calendar. (House) - 2026-02-16: Committee vote: Yeas, 23. Nays, 0. (House) - 2026-02-16: Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. (House) - 2026-02-12: Subcommittee recommends passage. (legislature) - 2026-02-10: Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2026 8:15AM House Lounge. (House) - 2026-02-09: Subcommittee: Gehlbach, Larson and Madison. (House) - 2025-12-31: * * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * * (legislature) - 2025-05-15: Rereferred to Education. (House) - 2025-04-10: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (House) - 2025-04-02: Committee amendment H-1217 filed. (House) - 2025-04-02: Placed on calendar. (House) - 2025-04-01: Committee vote: Yeas, 22. Nays, 1. (House) - 2025-04-01: Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. (House) - 2025-03-24: Subcommittee recommends passage. (legislature) - 2025-03-20: Subcommittee Meeting: 03/24/2025 12:30PM RM 304.1. (legislature) - 2025-03-20: Subcommittee: Fett, Gjerde and Stone. (House) - 2025-03-12: Read first time, referred to Education. (House) - 2025-03-11: Message from Senate. (House) - 2025-03-11: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Committee report, approving bill. (Senate) - 2025-02-03: Introduced, placed on calendar. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/SF176.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/SF176.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.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (signed) - SF 2299: A bill for an act relating to the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program. (Formerly SF 2176.) Vetoed 6-2-26. (vetoed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/SF176.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/SF176.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 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. 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