Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF2118: A BILL FOR An Act relating to student participation in non-school-sponsored athletic contests or competitions
Status: In committee, February 5, 2026
An Act relating to student participation in non-school-sponsored athletic contests or competitions.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to student participation in non-school-sponsored athletic contests or competitions.
From the introduced text, January 27, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to student participation in non-school-sponsored athletic contests or competitions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5995XS (3) mb/jh S.F. 2118 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 280.13H Participation in non-school-sponsored athletic contests or competitions. 1. For purposes of this section, "unattached competitor" means a student who does not represent a school and does not wear a school uniform or other apparel identifying the student with a school. 2. A student in grades nine through twelve enrolled in a school district or accredited nonpublic school may participate in an athletic contest or competition that is not sponsored by the student's school, including a contest or competition in which collegiate students participate, so long as the student participates only as an unattached competitor. 3. A school shall not provide coaching, transportation, or financial support to a student related to the student's participation in an athletic contest or competition as an unattached competitor. EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill establishes requirements for student participation in athletic contests or competitions that are not sponsored by the student's school. The bill provides that a student in grades 9 through 12 who participates in a non-school-sponsored athletic contest …
Sponsors
- Sandy Salmon (R, 29) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/05/2026 10:30AM Room 315.
- : Subcommittee: Salmon, Pike, and Trone Garriott. S.J. 190 .
- : Introduced, referred to Education. S.J. 143 .
Subjects: school districts, contests (competitions), schools, students, private education, recreation, athletics
Common questions
- What is SF2118?
- SF2118 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to student participation in non-school-sponsored athletic contests or competitions.
- What does SF2118 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to student participation in non-school-sponsored athletic contests or competitions.
- What is the status of SF2118?
- In committee as of February 5, 2026. Latest action: Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. (February 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored SF2118?
- Sandy Salmon (R, 29).
- Where is the official record for SF2118?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+2118&ga=91
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