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STATE OF IOWA
KIM REYNOLDS
GOVERNOR
April 16, 2026
The Honorable Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mr. Secretary,
I hereby transmit:
House File 2303, an Act relating to regulation of professional and amateur kickboxing by
the state commissioner of athletics.
The above House File is hereby approved on this date.
KinwJeynolds
Governor of Iowa
cc: Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House
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House File 2303
AN ACT
RELATING TO REGULATION OF PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR KICKBOXING
BY THE STATE COMMISSIONER OF ATHLETICS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 90A.1, Code 2026, is amended by adding
the following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION . 2A. "Kickboxing match" means a professional
or amateur kickboxing match or event that is open to the public
and an admission fee is charged, a donation is requested
from those in attendance, or merchandise or refreshments are
available for purchase.
Sec. 2. Section 90A.1, subsection 9, Code 2026, is amended
by adding the following new paragraph:
NEW PARAGRAPH , d. Organizes, holds, advertises, or
otherwise conducts a kickboxing match.
Sec. 3. Section 90A.2, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended
to read as follows:
1. A person shall not act as a promoter of a professional
boxing or wrestling matchy e-r- a mixed martial arts match , or
a kickboxing match without first obtaining a license from the
commissioner. This subsection shall not apply to a person
distributing a closed-circuit, pay-per-view, or similarly
distributed signal to a person acting as a promoter or to a
person viewing the signal in a private residence.
Sec. 4. Section 90A.6, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph
1, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:
House File 2303, p. 2
The commissioner may suspend, deny, revoke, annul, or
withdraw a license, registration, or authority to participate
in a professional boxing or wrestling matchy er- mixed martial
arts match , or kickboxing match if any of the following occur:
Sec. 5. Section 90A.9, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended
to read as follows:
1. The promoter of a professional boxing or wrestling match
or event^ er- a mixed martial arts match , or a kickboxing match
shall, within twenty days after the match or event, furnish to
the commissioner a written report stating the number of tickets
sold, the gross amount of admission proceeds of the match or
event, and other matters the commissioner may prescribe by
rule. The value of complimentary tickets in excess of five
percent of the number of tickets sold shall be included in the
gross admission receipts. Within twenty days of the match
or event, the promoter shall pay to the treasurer of state
a tax of five percent of its total gross admission receipts,
after deducting state sales tax, from the sale of tickets of
admission to the match or event.
W _ PAT GRASSLEY
Speaker of the House
AMY SINCLAIR
President of the Senate
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
is known as House File 2303, Ninety-first General Assembly.
Approved M fr“ , 2026
MEGHMN NELSON
Chief Clerk o^^he House
KIM RE^ÜÛ^S C_J
Governor