---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to forms of payment for entry into an extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition."
description: "A bill for an act relating to forms of payment for entry into an extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SF 274"
citation: "Iowa SF 274 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["athletics", "contests (competitions)", "education department", "extracurricular activities", "money", "recreation", "schools"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 9
action_count: 32
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-12"
last_action: "2026-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59c4a7b8-0bde-4675-a477-a0b0ad7c4022"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 274&ga=91"
source_hash: "a2e1e10465d85d1522d37654174179729033c231b648bcec033fd1bf56c19698"
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 SF 274 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to forms of payment for entry into an extracurricular interscholastic athletic contest or competition.

## 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/SF274.html)
2. **Amendment H-8103** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8103.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8390** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8390.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-5057** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5057.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-5194** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5194.pdf)
6. **Amendment S-5196** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5196.pdf)
7. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/SF274.html)
8. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/SF274_GovLetter.pdf)
9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/SF274.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-12** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2025-06-16** Referred to Education. `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-15** Subcommittee: Shipley, Taylor, and Trone Garriott.
- **2026-01-15** Subcommittee Meeting: 01/21/2026 1:00PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2026-01-21** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-01-29** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-26** Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-02-26** Immediate message.
- **2026-02-26** Message from Senate.
- **2026-02-26** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-03** Substituted for HF 2247.
- **2026-03-03** Amendment H-8103 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-03** Unanimous consent to suspend Rule 31.8 for immediate consideration of amendment H-8103.
- **2026-03-03** Amendment H-8103 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-03** Passed House, yeas 83, nays 13. `passage`
- **2026-03-03** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-04** Message from House, with amendment S-5057.
- **2026-04-20** Amendment S-5194 filed, withdrawn. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-20** Amendment S-5196 to S-5057 filed, adopted.
- **2026-04-20** Amendment S-5057 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-20** Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-04-20** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-20** Message from Senate.
- **2026-04-20** Senate amendment H-8390 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-23** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8390.
- **2026-04-23** Passed House, yeas 81, nays 7. `passage`
- **2026-05-01** Explanation of vote.
- **2026-04-23** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-27** Message from House.
- **2026-05-05** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-06-01** 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/59c4a7b8-0bde-4675-a477-a0b0ad7c4022`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).