Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2591: A BILL FOR An Act relating to open enrollment, student transfers, and interscholastic athletic eligibility requirements
Status: Signed into law, June 2, 2026
An Act relating to open enrollment, student transfers, and interscholastic athletic eligibility requirements.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, April 16, 2026:
House File 2591 - Enrolled House File 2591 RELATING TO OPEN ENROLLMENT, STUDENT TRANSFERS, AND INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, AND INCLUDING EFFECTIVE DATE PROVISIONS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: Section 1. Section 256.7, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection: NEW SUBSECTION. 36. Adopt rules allowing students enrolled in grade eight to participate in any extracurricular House File 2591, p. interscholastic athletic contest or competition that is provided by a school district, nonpublic school, or charter school on the same basis as students who are enrolled in grades nine through twelve. Sec. 2. Section 256.46, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection: NEW SUBSECTION. 4. A student in grades nine through twelve who transfers from one school to another school shall be ineligible to compete in interscholastic athletics for a period of one hundred forty calendar days following enrollment in the new school, exclusive of summer enrollment, unless one of the exceptions listed in subsection 1 applies or a similar circumstance exists as determined by rule of the state board. The period of ineligibility applies only to varsity level contests and competitions. Sec. 3. Section 282.18, subsection 11, paragraph a, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: A pupil who participates in open …
Sponsors
- Education (I) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor . H.J. 1167 .
- : Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1164 .
- : Message from Senate. H.J. 889 .
- : Immediate message. S.J. 785 .
- : Passed Senate , yeas 43, nays 4. S.J. 785 .
- : Senate concurred with S-5169 . S.J. 784 .
- : Message from House, with amendment S-5169 . S.J. 749 .
- : Immediate message. H.J. 835 .
- : Passed House , yeas 93, nays 0. H.J. 827 .
- : House concurred in Senate amendment H-8283 , as amended. H.J. 827 .
Votes
- Passed Senate , yeas 43, nays 4. S.J. 785 . (April 14, 2026): 43 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Passed House , yeas 93, nays 0. H.J. 827 . (April 7, 2026): 93 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Passed House , yeas 93, nays 0. H.J. 04/07 . (April 7, 2026): 93 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Passed Senate , yeas 46, nays 0. S.J. 705 . (April 1, 2026): 46 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. S.J. 588 . (March 17, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Passed House , yeas 90, nays 0. H.J. 468 . (March 2, 2026): 90 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: school districts, open enrollment, students, athletics
Common questions
- What is HF2591?
- HF2591 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to open enrollment, student transfers, and interscholastic athletic eligibility requirements.
- What does HF2591 do?
- An Act relating to open enrollment, student transfers, and interscholastic athletic eligibility requirements.
- What is the status of HF2591?
- Signed into law as of June 2, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor . H.J. 1167 . (June 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2591?
- Education (I).
- Where is the official record for HF2591?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2591&ga=91
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