SF274 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to forms of payment for entry into an extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition. (Formerly SF 141 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

Education

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Last action: 2026-05-05
Official status: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to forms of payment for entry into an extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition. (Formerly SF 141 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

A bill for an act relating to forms of payment for entry into an extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to forms of payment for entry into an extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition.
(Formerly SF 141 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-05-05 Iowa Legislature
Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
2026-05-01 Iowa Legislature
Explanation of vote. H.J. 1082 .
2026-04-27 Iowa Legislature
Message from House. S.J. 880 .
2026-04-23 Iowa Legislature
Immediate message. H.J. 996 .
2026-04-23 Iowa Legislature
Passed House , yeas 81, nays 7. H.J. 994 .
2026-04-23 Iowa Legislature
House concurred in Senate amendment H-8390 . H.J. 994 .
2026-04-20 Iowa Legislature
Senate amendment H-8390 filed. H.J. 953 .
2026-04-20 Iowa Legislature
Message from Senate. H.J. 948 .
2026-04-20 Iowa Legislature
Immediate message. S.J. 840 .
2026-04-20 Iowa Legislature
Passed Senate , yeas 44, nays 0. S.J. 840 .
2026-04-20 Iowa Legislature
Amendment S-5057 adopted, as amended. S.J. 840 .
2026-04-20 Iowa Legislature
Amendment S-5196 to S-5057 filed, adopted. S.J. 839 .
2026-04-20 Iowa Legislature
Amendment S-5194 filed, withdrawn. S.J. 839 .
2026-03-04 Iowa Legislature
Message from House, with amendment S-5057 . S.J. 459 .
2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature
Immediate message. H.J. 523 .
2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature
Passed House , yeas 83, nays 13. H.J. 495 .
2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature
Amendment H-8103 adopted. H.J. 495 .
2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature
Unanimous consent to suspend Rule 31.8 for immediate consideration of amendment H-8103 . H.J. 494 .
2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature
Amendment H-8103 filed. H.J. 495 .
2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature
Substituted for HF 2247 . H.J. 494 .
2026-02-26 Iowa Legislature
Read first time, passed on file. H.J. 439 .
2026-02-26 Iowa Legislature
Message from Senate. H.J. 439 .
2026-02-26 Iowa Legislature
Immediate message. S.J. 417 .
2026-02-26 Iowa Legislature
Passed Senate , yeas 44, nays 0. S.J. 414 .
2026-01-29 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 172 .
2026-01-21 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2026-01-15 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 01/21/2026 1:00PM Room 217 Conference Room.
2026-01-15 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Shipley, Taylor, and Trone Garriott. S.J. 106 .
2026-01-15 Iowa Legislature
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2025-06-16 Iowa Legislature
Referred to Education. S.J. 1057 .
2025-02-12 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 256 .
2025-02-12 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 251 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to forms of payment for entry into an extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition. (Formerly SF 141 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

Senate

File

274

-

Enrolled

Senate

File

274

AN

ACT

RELATING

TO

FORMS

OF

PAYMENT

FOR

ENTRY

INTO

AN

EXTRACURRICULAR

INTERSCHOLASTIC

ATHLETIC

CONTEST

OR

COMPETITION.

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

Section

1.

NEW

SECTION

.

280.13H

Extracurricular

interscholastic

athletic

contests

or

competitions

——

acceptance

of

legal

tender

required.

1.

For

purposes

of

this

section,

“organization”

means

the

same

as

defined

in

section

280.13.

2.

A

public

school

shall

accept

legal

tender

as

a

form

of

payment

for

entry

into

any

extracurricular

interscholastic

athletic

contest

or

competition

sponsored

by

an

organization.

As

a

condition

of

registration

with

the

department

of

education

under

section

280.13

,

an

organization

shall

accept

legal

tender

as

a

form

of

payment

for

entry

into

any

extracurricular

interscholastic

athletic

contest

or

competition

sponsored

by

the

organization.

3.

This

section

shall

not

apply

to

any

of

the

following:

a.

An

extracurricular

interscholastic

athletic

contest

or

competition

that

takes

place

at

a

public

school

or

a

nonpublic

school

that

is

not

a

member

of

an

organization.

Senate

File

274,

p.

2

b.

An

extracurricular

interscholastic

athletic

contest

or

competition,

sponsored

by

an

organization,

that

takes

place

at

a

venue

that

is

not

owned

or

operated

by

a

public

school,

a

nonpublic

school,

or

an

organization.

______________________________

AMY

SINCLAIR

President

of

the

Senate

______________________________

PAT

GRASSLEY

Speaker

of

the

House

I

hereby

certify

that

this

bill

originated

in

the

Senate

and

is

known

as

Senate

File

274,

Ninety-first

General

Assembly.

______________________________

W.

CHARLES

SMITHSON

Secretary

of

the

Senate

Approved

_______________,

2026

______________________________

KIM

REYNOLDS

Governor