Bills / 2025–2026 session / SF 176Other education SF 176
Lets online open-enrollment pupils join district sports and activities Students who open enroll in Iowa to learn mainly online can join a district's cocurricular and extracurricular activities. They must meet the same rules as resident students, and the activity limit is two per academic term unless the resident district approves more.
Official title 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.
5 of 5 Where it stands Introduced Committee Senate House Governor Last action, May 2: Signed by Governor. S.J. 1013.
Votes Senate: Shall the bill pass? Apr 6 · 47–0, 3 not voting · Passed › Sen. Art Staed (D, District 40): Yes Sen. Bill Dotzler (D, District 31): Yes Sen. Catelin Drey (D, District 1): Yes Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): Yes Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D, District 25): Yes Sen. Izaah Knox (D, District 17): Yes Sen. Janet Petersen (D, District 18): Yes Sen. Janice Weiner (D, District 45): Yes Sen. Liz Bennett (D, District 39): Yes Sen. Matt Blake (D, District 22): Yes Sen. Mike Zimmer (D, District 35): Yes Sen. Molly Donahue (D, District 37): Yes Sen. Renee Hardman (D, District 16): Yes Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D, District 14): Yes Sen. Tom Townsend (D, District 36): Yes Sen. Tony Bisignano (D, District 15): Yes Sen. Zach Wahls (D, District 43): Absent Sen. Adrian Dickey (R, District 44): Yes Sen. Amy Sinclair (R, District 12): Yes Sen. Annette Sweeney (R, District 27): Yes Sen. Carrie Koelker (R, District 33): Yes Sen. Charlie McClintock (R, District 42): Yes Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R, District 13): Yes Sen. Dan Dawson (R, District 10): Yes Sen. Dan Zumbach (R, District 34): Yes Sen. Dave Sires (R, District 38): Yes Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R, District 46): Yes Sen. Dennis Guth (R, District 28): Yes Sen. Doug Campbell (R, District 30): Yes Sen. Jack Whitver (R, District 23): Yes Sen. Jason Schultz (R, District 6): Yes Sen. Jeff Reichman (R, District 50): Yes Sen. Jeff Taylor (R, District 2): Yes Sen. Jesse Green (R, District 24): Yes Sen. Kara Warme (R, District 26): Yes Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R, District 19): Yes Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R, District 41): Yes Sen. Kevin Alons (R, District 7): Yes Sen. Lynn Evans (R, District 3): Yes Sen. Mark Costello (R, District 8): Yes Sen. Mark Lofgren (R, District 48): Yes Sen. Mike Bousselot (R, District 21): Yes Sen. Mike Klimesh (R, District 32): Yes Sen. Mike Pike (R, District 20): Yes Sen. Sandy Salmon (R, District 29): Yes Sen. Scott Webster (R, District 47): Yes Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R, District 4): Yes Sen. Tom Shipley (R, District 9): Yes Sen. Dave Rowley (R, District 5): Absent Sen. Julian Garrett (R, District 11): Absent ← Democrats16 yes, 0 no, 1 not voting Republicans → 31 yes, 0 no, 2 not voting House: Shall the bill pass? Mar 3 · 94–2, 4 not voting · Passed › Rep. Adam Zabner (D, District 90): Yes Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D, District 80): Yes Rep. Amy Nielsen (D, District 85): Yes Rep. Angel Ramirez (D, District 78): Yes Rep. Austin Baeth (D, District 36): Yes Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D, District 49): Yes Rep. Bob Kressig (D, District 75): Yes Rep. Brian Meyer (D, District 29): Yes Rep. Dan Gosa (D, District 81): Yes Rep. Elinor Levin (D, District 89): Yes Rep. Elizabeth Wilson (D, District 73): Yes Rep. Heather Matson (D, District 42): Yes Rep. J.D. Scholten (D, District 1): Yes Rep. Jeff Cooling (D, District 77): Yes Rep. Jennifer Konfrst (D, District 32): Yes Rep. Ken Croken (D, District 97): Yes Rep. Kenan Judge (D, District 27): Yes Rep. Larry McBurney (D, District 44): Yes Rep. Mary Madison (D, District 31): Yes Rep. Megan Srinivas (D, District 30): Yes Rep. Monica Kurth (D, District 98): Yes Rep. Rick Olson (D, District 39): Yes Rep. Rob Johnson (D, District 34): Yes Rep. Ross Wilburn (D, District 50): Yes Rep. Ruth Ann Gaines (D, District 33): Yes Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D, District 35): Yes Rep. Timi Brown-Powers (D, District 61): Yes Rep. Tracy Ehlert (D, District 79): Yes Rep. Dave Jacoby (D, District 86): No Rep. Eric Gjerde (D, District 74): No Rep. Jerome Amos (D, District 62): Absent Rep. Josh Turek (D, District 20): Absent Rep. Lindsay James (D, District 71): Absent Rep. Ann Meyer (R, District 8): Yes Rep. Austin Harris (R, District 26): Yes Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla (R, District 37): Yes Rep. Bill Gustoff (R, District 40): Yes Rep. Blaine Watkins (R, District 100): Yes Rep. Bob Henderson (R, District 2): Yes Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R, District 82): Yes Rep. Brent Siegrist (R, District 19): Yes Rep. Brett Barker (R, District 51): Yes Rep. Brian Lohse (R, District 45): Yes Rep. Brooke Boden (R, District 21): Yes Rep. Bubba Sorensen (R, District 23): Yes Rep. Carter Nordman (R, District 47): Yes Rep. Chad Behn (R, District 48): Yes Rep. Chad Ingels (R, District 68): Yes Rep. Charley Thomson (R, District 58): Yes Rep. Christian Hermanson (R, District 59): Yes Rep. Cindy Golding (R, District 83): Yes Rep. Craig Johnson (R, District 67): Yes Rep. Craig Williams (R, District 11): Yes Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R, District 46): Yes Rep. David Blom (R, District 52): Yes Rep. David Sieck (R, District 16): Yes Rep. David Young (R, District 28): Yes Rep. Dean Fisher (R, District 53): Yes Rep. Derek Wulf (R, District 76): Yes Rep. Devon Wood (R, District 17): Yes Rep. Eddie Andrews (R, District 43): Yes Rep. Gary Mohr (R, District 93): Yes Rep. Hans Wilz (R, District 25): Yes Rep. Heather Hora (R, District 92): Yes Rep. Helena Hayes (R, District 88): Yes Rep. Henry Stone (R, District 9): Yes Rep. Jacob Bossman (R, District 14): Yes Rep. Jane Bloomingdale (R, District 60): Yes Rep. Jason Gearhart (R, District 64): Yes Rep. Jeff Shipley (R, District 87): Yes Rep. Jennifer Smith (R, District 72): Yes Rep. John Wills (R, District 10): Yes Rep. Jon Dunwell (R, District 38): Yes Rep. Josh Meggers (R, District 54): Yes Rep. Judd Lawler (R, District 91): Yes Rep. Mark Cisneros (R, District 96): Yes Rep. Mark Thompson (R, District 56): Yes Rep. Matt Rinker (R, District 99): Yes Rep. Matt Windschitl (R, District 15): Yes Rep. Megan Jones (R, District 6): Yes Rep. Michael Bergan (R, District 63): Yes Rep. Mike Vondran (R, District 94): Yes Rep. Norlin Mommsen (R, District 70): Yes Rep. Pat Grassley (R, District 57): Yes Rep. Ryan Weldon (R, District 41): Yes Rep. Sam Wengryn (R, District 24): Yes Rep. Samantha Fett (R, District 22): Yes Rep. Shannon Latham (R, District 55): Yes Rep. Shannon Lundgren (R, District 65): Yes Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R, District 4): Yes Rep. Steve Bradley (R, District 66): Yes Rep. Steven Holt (R, District 12): Yes Rep. Taylor Collins (R, District 95): Yes Rep. Tom Determann (R, District 69): Yes Rep. Tom Jeneary (R, District 3): Yes Rep. Tom Moore (R, District 18): Yes Rep. Travis Sitzmann (R, District 13): Yes Rep. Wendy Larson (R, District 7): Yes Rep. Zach Dieken (R, District 5): Yes Rep. Tom Gerhold (R, District 84): Absent ← Democrats28 yes, 2 no, 3 not voting Republicans → 66 yes, 0 no, 1 not voting House: House Committee On Agriculture Report Feb 17 · 23–0 · Passed › House: House Committee On Agriculture Report Feb 17 · 23–0 · Passed
Close Rep. Angel Ramirez (D, District 78): Yes Rep. Dan Gosa (D, District 81): Yes Rep. Elinor Levin (D, District 89): Yes Rep. Heather Matson (D, District 42): Yes Rep. Mary Madison (D, District 31): Yes Rep. Monica Kurth (D, District 98): Yes Rep. Tracy Ehlert (D, District 79): Yes Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla (R, District 37): Yes Rep. Bob Henderson (R, District 2): Yes Rep. Brooke Boden (R, District 21): Yes Rep. Chad Behn (R, District 48): Yes Rep. Chad Ingels (R, District 68): Yes Rep. Craig Johnson (R, District 67): Yes Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R, District 46): Yes Rep. Heather Hora (R, District 92): Yes Rep. Helena Hayes (R, District 88): Yes Rep. Henry Stone (R, District 9): Yes Rep. Jeff Shipley (R, District 87): Yes Rep. Samantha Fett (R, District 22): Yes Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R, District 4): Yes Rep. Steve Bradley (R, District 66): Yes Rep. Tom Moore (R, District 18): Yes Rep. Wendy Larson (R, District 7): Yes ← Democrats7 yes, 0 no Republicans → 16 yes, 0 no House: House Committee On Agriculture Report Apr 2, 2025 · 22–1 · Passed › Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D, District 49): Yes Rep. Elinor Levin (D, District 89): Yes Rep. Eric Gjerde (D, District 74): Yes Rep. Heather Matson (D, District 42): Yes Rep. Mary Madison (D, District 31): Yes Rep. Monica Kurth (D, District 98): Yes Rep. Tracy Ehlert (D, District 79): Yes Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla (R, District 37): Yes Rep. Bob Henderson (R, District 2): Yes Rep. Brooke Boden (R, District 21): Yes Rep. Chad Behn (R, District 48): Yes Rep. Chad Ingels (R, District 68): Yes Rep. Craig Johnson (R, District 67): Yes Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R, District 46): Yes Rep. Heather Hora (R, District 92): Yes Rep. Helena Hayes (R, District 88): Yes Rep. Henry Stone (R, District 9): Yes Rep. Jeff Shipley (R, District 87): Yes Rep. Ryan Weldon (R, District 41): Yes Rep. Samantha Fett (R, District 22): Yes Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R, District 4): Yes Rep. Steve Bradley (R, District 66): Yes Rep. Tom Moore (R, District 18): No ← Democrats7 yes, 0 no Republicans → 15 yes, 1 no Senate: Shall the bill pass? Mar 11, 2025 · 47–0, 3 not voting · Passed › Sen. Art Staed (D, District 40): Yes Sen. Bill Dotzler (D, District 31): Yes Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): Yes Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D, District 25): Yes Sen. Izaah Knox (D, District 17): Yes Sen. Janet Petersen (D, District 18): Yes Sen. Janice Weiner (D, District 45): Yes Sen. Matt Blake (D, District 22): Yes Sen. Mike Zimmer (D, District 35): Yes Sen. Molly Donahue (D, District 37): Yes Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D, District 14): Yes Sen. Tom Townsend (D, District 36): Yes Sen. Tony Bisignano (D, District 15): Yes Sen. Zach Wahls (D, District 43): Yes Sen. Claire Celsi (D, District 16): Absent Sen. Liz Bennett (D, District 39): Absent Sen. Adrian Dickey (R, District 44): Yes Sen. Amy Sinclair (R, District 12): Yes Sen. Annette Sweeney (R, District 27): Yes Sen. Charlie McClintock (R, District 42): Yes Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R, District 13): Yes Sen. Dan Dawson (R, District 10): Yes Sen. Dan Zumbach (R, District 34): Yes Sen. Dave Rowley (R, District 5): Yes Sen. Dave Sires (R, District 38): Yes Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R, District 46): Yes Sen. Dennis Guth (R, District 28): Yes Sen. Doug Campbell (R, District 30): Yes Sen. Jack Whitver (R, District 23): Yes Sen. Jason Schultz (R, District 6): Yes Sen. Jeff Reichman (R, District 50): Yes Sen. Jeff Taylor (R, District 2): Yes Sen. Jesse Green (R, District 24): Yes Sen. Julian Garrett (R, District 11): Yes Sen. Kara Warme (R, District 26): Yes Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R, District 19): Yes Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R, District 41): Yes Sen. Kevin Alons (R, District 7): Yes Sen. Lynn Evans (R, District 3): Yes Sen. Mark Costello (R, District 8): Yes Sen. Mark Lofgren (R, District 48): Yes Sen. Mike Bousselot (R, District 21): Yes Sen. Mike Klimesh (R, District 32): Yes Sen. Mike Pike (R, District 20): Yes Sen. Rocky De Witt (R, District 1): Yes Sen. Sandy Salmon (R, District 29): Yes Sen. Scott Webster (R, District 47): Yes Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R, District 4): Yes Sen. Tom Shipley (R, District 9): Yes Sen. Carrie Koelker (R, District 33): Absent ← Democrats14 yes, 0 no, 2 not voting Republicans → 33 yes, 0 no, 1 not voting Senate: Senate Education Report Feb 3, 2025 · 16–0 · Passed › Sen. Art Staed (D, District 40): Yes Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): Yes Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D, District 25): Yes Sen. Molly Donahue (D, District 37): Yes Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D, District 14): Yes Sen. Doug Campbell (R, District 30): Yes Sen. Jeff Taylor (R, District 2): Yes Sen. Jesse Green (R, District 24): Yes Sen. Julian Garrett (R, District 11): Yes Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R, District 19): Yes Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R, District 41): Yes Sen. Lynn Evans (R, District 3): Yes Sen. Mike Pike (R, District 20): Yes Sen. Sandy Salmon (R, District 29): Yes Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R, District 4): Yes Sen. Tom Shipley (R, District 9): Yes ← Democrats5 yes, 0 no Republicans → 11 yes, 0 no On these agendas Education Committee Feb 16 n of chair HSB 675 - Wheeler HSB 683 - Stone HF 2034 - Stone HSB 717 - Gehlbach SF 176 - Gehlbach Other business Adjourn
Education Subcommittee Feb 12 Discuss SF 176 Discuss SF 176
Education Committee Apr 1, 2025 pproval of previous meeting minutes Assignment of bills, at discretion of chair SF 176 Fett CH, Stone, Gjerde SF 277 Hayes CH, Gehlbach, Ehlert SF 288 Henderson CH, K
Education Subcommittee Mar 24, 2025 Discuss SF 176 Discuss SF 176
History Signed by Governor. S.J. 1013. Senate · May 2 Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1013. Senate · May 2 Message from Senate. H.J. 810. House · Apr 6 Immediate message. S.J. 719. Senate · Apr 6 Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. S.J. 715. Senate · Apr 6 Senate concurred with S-5056. S.J. 715. Senate · Apr 6 Message from House, with amendment S-5056. S.J. 459. Senate · Mar 4 Immediate message. H.J. 523. House · Mar 3 Passed House, yeas 94, nays 2. H.J. 502. House · Mar 3 Committee amendment H-8005 adopted. H.J. 502. House · Mar 3 Amendment H-1217 withdrawn. H.J. 502. House · Mar 3 Committee amendment H-8005 filed. H.J. 328. House · Feb 17 Placed on calendar. H.J. 320. House · Feb 17 Committee vote: Yeas, 23. Nays, 0. H.J. 320. House · Feb 16 Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 320. House · Feb 16 Subcommittee recommends passage. House · Feb 12 Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2026 8:15AM House Lounge. House · Feb 10 Subcommittee: Gehlbach, Larson and Madison. H.J. 237. House · Feb 9 Rereferred to Education. H.J. 1222. House · May 15, 2025 Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 928. House · Apr 10, 2025 Committee amendment H-1217 filed. H.J. 892. House · Apr 2, 2025 Placed on calendar. H.J. 884. House · Apr 2, 2025 Committee vote: Yeas, 22. Nays, 1. H.J. 884. House · Apr 1, 2025 Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 884. House · Apr 1, 2025 Subcommittee recommends passage. House · Mar 24, 2025 Subcommittee Meeting: 03/24/2025 12:30PM RM 304.1. House · Mar 20, 2025 Subcommittee: Fett, Gjerde and Stone. H.J. 767. House · Mar 20, 2025 Read first time, referred to Education. H.J. 615. House · Mar 12, 2025 Message from Senate. H.J. 607. House · Mar 11, 2025 Immediate message. S.J. 485. Senate · Mar 11, 2025 Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. S.J. 484. Senate · Mar 11, 2025 Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 179. Senate · Feb 3, 2025 Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 175. Senate · Feb 3, 2025