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HF 2508Died when the session ended · February 16, 2026

Relating to noncontact periods for students, coaches, directors, and teachers in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests and competitions

Sponsored by the House Education Committee

Topics:K–12 education

Same legislation: HSB 679

Also covers HSB 679.

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Progress

  1. Introduced
    February 5, 2026
  2. Subcommittee
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  3. Committee
    February 11, 2026
  4. Passed House
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  5. Passed Senate
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  6. Signed
    —

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What’s in it

This bill relates to noncontact periods for students, coaches, directors, and teachers in extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests and competitions.13 to observe noncontact periods beginning with the 2026-2027 school year. An organization is an entity that registers with the department of education and administers, supervises, operates, adopts eligibility requirements for, and schedules extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests and competitions. During a noncontact period, a coach, director, or teacher shall not have contact with students regarding extracurricular and interscholastic athletics and extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions do not occur.

Read the full explanation

Extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions include athletics, dance or cheerleading, band, show choir, and theater. All high school students, including incoming ninth grade students, shall be subject to a noncontact period and shall not have contact, on or off school premises, with coaches, directors, or teachers, or use school facilities for extracurricular and interscholastic athletics during a noncontact period. The bill requires the summer noncontact period to consist of a continuous 10-day period occurring during the summer. The fall noncontact period must consist of a continuous seven-day period occurring in November. The winter noncontact period must consist of a continuous period occurring between December and January 1. The spring noncontact period must consist of a continuous seven-day period occurring during the spring break period. The bill requires organizations that operate nonschool-sponsored extracurricular interscholastic athletic contests or competitions in the state to observe the noncontact periods in the bill.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Amendments · 2

0 adopted · 0 failed · 2 pending. Newest first.

  • H-8094 · filed March 3, 2026
    Pending
  • H-8077 · filed March 3, 2026
    Pending

History

Key steps only
2026 session · second year of the 91st General Assembly
March 10, 2026
Amendment H-8194 filed. H.J. 633. Journal
March 9, 2026
Amendments H-8175 and H-8182 filed. H.J. 614. Journal
March 3, 2026
Amendment H-8105 filed. H.J. 525. Journal
March 2, 2026
Amendment H-8094 filed. H.J. 486. Journal
March 2, 2026
Amendment H-8077 filed. H.J. 485. Journal
February 16, 2026
Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 300. Journal
February 16, 2026
As HSB 679: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2508.
February 11, 2026
As HSB 679: Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 3. H.J. 281. Journal
February 11, 2026
As HSB 679: Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 281. Journal
February 10, 2026
As HSB 679: Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2026 8:30AM RM 19 (Cancelled).
February 5, 2026
As HSB 679: Subcommittee: Wheeler, Gosa and Stone. H.J. 216. Journal
February 5, 2026
As HSB 679: Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 214. Journal

Meetings

Votes

Committee · February 11, 202620–3

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Lobbyist declarations

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