IowaIowa schools and sports groups accept cash for covered event entry
Iowa public schools and registered sports organizations must accept cash for entry to covered school sports events, with exceptions for certain schools and venues.
What it does
Public schools and registered sports organizations must accept cash for entry to covered school sports events. The rule excludes events at schools outside an organization and some other venues.
Argument forFamilies attending covered school sports events could pay with cash, giving them another way to buy entry.
Argument againstSchools and sports organizations may need staff to handle cash at covered events, adding work for people who manage entry payments.
More detail
Public schools and registered organizations must accept legal tender for entry to covered contests and competitions. The rule covers extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests and competitions sponsored by an organization. Public and nonpublic schools must accept legal tender for covered events; organizations must do so for events they sponsor. An organization must accept legal tender as a condition of registering with the Iowa Department of Education. The rule does not cover events at schools that are not members of an organization or organization-sponsored events at venues owned or operated by none of the listed schools or organizations. The law gives no separate effective date in this text.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Jun 1Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds.Became Law
- May 5Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.To Governor
- May 1Explanation of vote.
- Apr 27Message from House.
- Apr 23Immediate message.
- Vote recorded Shall the bill pass? Result: pass.Lower
- Apr 23Passed House, yeas 81, nays 7.Major
- Apr 23House concurred in Senate amendment H-8390.
- Apr 20Senate amendment H-8390 filed.Minor
- Vote recorded Shall the bill pass? Result: pass.Upper
- Apr 20Message from Senate.
- Apr 20Immediate message.
- Apr 20Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0.Major
- Apr 20Amendment S-5057 adopted, as amended.Major
- Apr 20Amendment S-5196 to S-5057 filed, adopted.
- Apr 20Amendment S-5194 filed, withdrawn.Minor
- Mar 4Message from House, with amendment S-5057.
- Mar 3Immediate message.
- Vote recorded Shall the bill pass? Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 3Passed House, yeas 83, nays 13.Passed 2nd Chamber
- Mar 3Amendment H-8103 adopted.Major
- Mar 3Unanimous consent to suspend Rule 31.8 for immediate consideration of amendment H-8103.
- Mar 3Amendment H-8103 filed.Minor
- Mar 3Substituted for HF 2247.
- Feb 26Read first time, passed on file.Minor
- Vote recorded Shall the bill pass? Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 26Message from Senate.
- Feb 26Immediate message.
- Feb 26Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0.Passed 1st Chamber
- Jan 29Committee report, approving bill.Minor
- Jan 21Subcommittee recommends passage.Minor
- Jan 15Subcommittee Meeting: 01/21/2026 1:00PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- Jan 15Subcommittee: Shipley, Taylor, and Trone Garriott.
- 2025
- Jun 16Referred to Education.Minor
- Feb 12Committee report, approving bill.Minor
- Feb 12Introduced, placed on calendar.Introduced
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