---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act providing for brain injury policies for certain extracurricular interscholastic activities, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 2006.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act providing for brain injury policies for certain extracurricular interscholastic activities, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 2006.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2442"
citation: "Iowa HF 2442 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["athletic training", "athletics", "brain injuries", "contests (competitions)", "head injuries", "injuries", "mandates imposed on political subdivisions", "private education", "public health department", "school districts", "schools", "students"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 9
action_count: 30
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-02-21"
last_action: "2018-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1b04585-724f-4cf1-abcd-a5eec360f042"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2442&ga=87"
source_hash: "d3fce491575becc79d2ea6f7ec53dedb11b8f305b4944e1d3744cb56b6433e65"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa HF 2442 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act providing for brain injury policies for certain extracurricular interscholastic activities, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 2006.) Effective 7-1-18.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/87/attachments/HF2442.html)
2. **Amendment H-8186** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8186.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8205** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8205.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-8363** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8363.pdf)
5. **Amendment H-8375** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8375.pdf)
6. **Amendment S-5217** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5217.pdf)
7. **Amendment S-5235** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5235.pdf)
8. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/HF2442.html)
9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2442.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **96–2** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **96–1** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-21** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-23** Fiscal note.
- **2018-03-06** Amendment H-8186 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-07** Amendment H-8205 to H-8186 filed, adopted.
- **2018-03-07** Amendment H-8186 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-07** Passed House, ayes 96 nays 1. `passage`
- **2018-03-13** Explanation of vote.
- **2018-03-07** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-08** Message from House.
- **2018-03-08** Read first time, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-12** Subcommittee: Sinclair, Bowman, and Chelgren.
- **2018-03-14** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-22** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2018-04-04** Amendment S-5217 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-04** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-04-04** Immediate message.
- **2018-04-04** Message from Senate.
- **2018-04-04** Senate amendment H-8363 filed.
- **2018-04-10** Amendment H-8375, to Senate amendment H-8363 filed, adopted.
- **2018-04-10** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8363, as amended.
- **2018-04-10** Passed House, ayes 96, nays 2. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Explanation of vote.
- **2018-04-10** Immediate message.
- **2018-04-11** Message from House, with amendment S-5235.
- **2018-04-12** Senate concurred with S-5235.
- **2018-04-12** Passed Senate, ayes 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-04-12** Immediate message.
- **2018-04-12** Message from Senate.
- **2018-04-25** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2018-04-26** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1b04585-724f-4cf1-abcd-a5eec360f042`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).