---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to regulation of professional and amateur kickboxing by the state commissioner of athletics. Effective date: 07/01/2026."
description: "A bill for an act relating to regulation of professional and amateur kickboxing by the state commissioner of athletics. Effective date: 07/01/2026."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 2303"
citation: "Iowa HF 2303 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["athletics", "athletics commissioner", "boxing", "martial arts", "occupational safety and health", "professional athletics", "recreation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BEHN"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-06"
last_action: "2026-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/47e9d066-57f4-40e5-bba0-f8078cc9af8f"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2303&ga=91"
source_hash: "d2fc6db0af3f679559b97d27ecca13a08c74f3c71666f9df72abc2d650390bc2"
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 2303 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to regulation of professional and amateur kickboxing by the state commissioner of athletics. Effective date: 07/01/2026.

## 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/91/attachments/HF2303.html)
2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2303.html)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2303_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2303.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- BEHN — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-06** Introduced, referred to State Government. `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10** Subcommittee: Bossman, Johnson, C. and Zabner.
- **2026-02-12** Subcommittee Meeting: 02/16/2026 12:45PM House Lounge 2.
- **2026-02-16** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-17** Committee vote: Yeas, 21. Nays, 0. Excused, 2.
- **2026-02-17** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-02-23** Passed House, yeas 89, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-02-23** Immediate message.
- **2026-02-24** Message from House.
- **2026-02-24** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2026-02-26** Subcommittee: Reichman, Green, and Townsend.
- **2026-03-04** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/05/2026 10:00AM Room 315.
- **2026-03-05** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-11** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-11** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-03-26** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2026-04-06** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-04-06** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-06** Message from Senate.
- **2026-04-16** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-04-16** 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/47e9d066-57f4-40e5-bba0-f8078cc9af8f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).