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SF176 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to participation in cocurricular and extracurricular activities offered by school districts by pupils who open enroll for purposes of receiving educational instruction and course content primarily over the internet. (Formerly SSB 1023 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

A bill for an act relating to participation in cocurricular and extracurricular activities offered by school districts by pupils who open enroll for purposes of receiving educational instruction and course content primarily over the internet. (Formerly SSB 1023 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

Education
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Last action
2026-05-02
Official status
Signed by Governor . S.J. 1013 .
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to participation in cocurricular and extracurricular activities offered by school districts by pupils who open enroll for purposes of receiving educational instruction and course content primarily over the internet. (Formerly SSB 1023 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

A bill for an act relating to participation in cocurricular and extracurricular activities offered by school districts by pupils who open enroll for purposes of receiving educational instruction and course content primarily over the internet.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to participation in cocurricular and extracurricular activities offered by school districts by pupils who open enroll for purposes of receiving educational instruction and course content primarily over the internet.
  • (Formerly SSB 1023 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Signed by Governor . S.J. 1013 .

  2. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1013 .

  3. 2026-04-06 Iowa Legislature

    Message from Senate. H.J. 810 .

  4. 2026-04-06 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. S.J. 719 .

  5. 2026-04-06 Iowa Legislature

    Passed Senate , yeas 47, nays 0. S.J. 715 .

  6. 2026-04-06 Iowa Legislature

    Senate concurred with S-5056 . S.J. 715 .

  7. 2026-03-04 Iowa Legislature

    Message from House, with amendment S-5056 . S.J. 459 .

  8. 2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. H.J. 523 .

  9. 2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature

    Passed House , yeas 94, nays 2. H.J. 502 .

  10. 2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature

    Committee amendment H-8005 adopted. H.J. 502 .

  11. 2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-1217 withdrawn. H.J. 502 .

  12. 2026-02-17 Iowa Legislature

    Committee amendment H-8005 filed. H.J. 328 .

  13. 2026-02-17 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar. H.J. 320 .

  14. 2026-02-16 Iowa Legislature

    Committee vote: Yeas, 23. Nays, 0. H.J. 320 .

  15. 2026-02-16 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 320 .

  16. 2026-02-12 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

  17. 2026-02-10 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2026 8:15AM House Lounge.

  18. 2026-02-09 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Gehlbach, Larson and Madison. H.J. 237 .

  19. 2025-12-31 Iowa Legislature

    * * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * *

  20. 2025-05-15 Iowa Legislature

    Rereferred to Education. H.J. 1222 .

  21. 2025-04-10 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 928 .

  22. 2025-04-02 Iowa Legislature

    Committee amendment H-1217 filed. H.J. 892 .

  23. 2025-04-02 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar. H.J. 884 .

  24. 2025-04-01 Iowa Legislature

    Committee vote: Yeas, 22. Nays, 1. H.J. 884 .

  25. 2025-04-01 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 884 .

  26. 2025-03-24 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

  27. 2025-03-20 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 03/24/2025 12:30PM RM 304.1.

  28. 2025-03-20 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Fett, Gjerde and Stone. H.J. 767 .

  29. 2025-03-12 Iowa Legislature

    Read first time, referred to Education. H.J. 615 .

  30. 2025-03-11 Iowa Legislature

    Message from Senate. H.J. 607 .

  31. 2025-03-11 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. S.J. 485 .

  32. 2025-03-11 Iowa Legislature

    Passed Senate , yeas 47, nays 0. S.J. 484 .

  33. 2025-02-03 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 179 .

  34. 2025-02-03 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 175 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to participation in cocurricular and extracurricular activities offered by school districts by pupils who open enroll for purposes of receiving educational instruction and course content primarily over the internet. (Formerly SSB 1023 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF IOWA
KIM REYNOLDS
GOVERNOR
May 02, 2026
The Honorable Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mr. Secretary,
I hereby transmit:
Senate File 176, an Act relating to participation in cocurricular and extracurricular
activities offered by school districts by pupils who open enroll for purposes of receiving
educational instruction and course content primarily over the internet.
The above Senate File is hereby approved on this date.
Sincerely.
Kim Reynolds
Governor of Iowa
cc: Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House
STATE CAPITOL DES MOINES, IOWA 50319 515.281.5211 WWW.GOVERNOR.IOWA.GOV
GENERAL ~ ASSËMBÎ .Y l^ ; j
Senate File 176
AN ACT
RELATING TO PARTICIPATION IN COCURRICULAR AND EXTRACURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES OFFERED BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS BY PUPILS WHO OPEN
ENROLL FOR PURPOSES OF RECEIVING EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION AND
COURSE CONTENT PRIMARILY OVER THE INTERNET.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 282.18, subsection 12, Code 2026, is
amended to read as follows:
12. a. A pupil participating in open enrollment for
purposes of receiving educational instruction and course
content primarily over the internet in accordance with section
256.7, subsection 32, may participate in any cocurricular or
extracurricular activities offered to children in the pupil's
grade or group^ and sponsored by the district of residence^
under the same conditions and requirements as the pupils
enrolled in the district of residence , if the school district
attendance center providing the educational instruction and
course content primarily over the internet does not sponsor
such cocurricular or extracurricular activities .
b. The pupil may participate in not more than two
cocurricular or extracurricular activities dur ing -a— school y e ar
per academic term unless the resident district approves the
stud e nt ' s pupil ' s participation in additional activities.
Senate File 176, p. 2
c- The » tud e nt pupil shall comply with the eligibility,
conduct, and other requirements relating to the activity that
are established by the district of residence for any s-t-ud e nt
pupil who applies to participate or who is participating in the
activity .
_
AMY SINCLAIR PAT GRASSLEv'
President of the Senate Speaker or the House
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
is known as Senate File 176, Ninety-first General Assembly.
W. CHARLES SMITHSON '
Approved , 2026
Secretary of /the Senate
KIM BÉÏ^LDS
Governor