HF153 • 2026

A bill for an act requiring Iowa state university and the university of northern Iowa to reestablish men’s baseball teams that qualify for participation in the national collegiate athletic association.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: WHEELER
Last action: 2025-02-11
Official status: Subcommittee recommends passage.
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act requiring Iowa state university and the university of northern Iowa to reestablish men’s baseball teams that qualify for participation in the national collegiate athletic association.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act requiring Iowa state university and the university of northern Iowa to reestablish men’s baseball teams that qualify for participation in the national collegiate athletic association.

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Bill History

2025-02-11 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2025-02-10 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/11/2025 4:00PM House Lounge.
2025-02-03 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Wheeler, Jacoby and Shipley. H.J. 178 .
2025-01-30 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Higher Education. H.J. 150 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act requiring Iowa state university and the university of northern Iowa to reestablish men’s baseball teams that qualify for participation in the national collegiate athletic association.

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House

File

153

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

153

BY

WHEELER

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

requiring

Iowa

state

university

and

the

university

of

1

northern

Iowa

to

reestablish

men’s

baseball

teams

that

2

qualify

for

participation

in

the

national

collegiate

3

athletic

association.

4

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

5

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H.F.

153

Section

1.

Section

262.9,

Code

2025,

is

amended

by

adding

1

the

following

new

subsection:

2

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

39.

Direct

the

Iowa

state

university

of

3

science

and

technology

and

the

university

of

northern

Iowa

to

4

reestablish

men’s

baseball

teams

that

qualify

for

participation

5

in

the

national

collegiate

athletic

association

and

to

take

all

6

steps

necessary

to

pursue

such

participation.

7

EXPLANATION

8

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

9

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

10

This

bill

requires

the

state

board

of

regents

to

direct

11

Iowa

state

university

and

the

university

of

northern

Iowa

to

12

reestablish

men’s

baseball

teams

that

qualify

for

participation

13

in

the

national

collegiate

athletic

association

and

to

take

all

14

steps

necessary

to

pursue

such

participation.

15

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2155HH

(1)

91

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