HF 2034 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to open enrollment and interscholastic athletic eligibility requirements.

HF 2034 changes Iowa's rules for student athletes who transfer districts through open enrollment. It extends the waiting period from 90 school days to 140 calendar days before a student in grades 9-12 can join varsity sports at their new school. The bill maintains existing exceptions allowing immediate participation under specific circumstances, such as if the student previously competed in the same sport at their previous school. This directly affects students who use open enrollment to attend high school in a district other than their home district.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Last action Mar 9, 2026
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Total actions
8
Key actions
6
Committee
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Feb 18, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2591.
legislature
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 23. Nays, 0.
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Feb 10, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2026 12:30PM House Lounge 2.
legislature
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Stone, Gosa and Henderson.
lower
Jan 14, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Education.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Henry Stone
RRepublican
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