Iowa AI Law

Browse Iowa law and bill articles, dated legislative records, and the historical tracker below. A date in an entry identifies the recorded event or source check; it does not imply that every measure has been rechecked today.

Court and tribunal rules

• Chapter 27 — Judicial Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools — adopted July 21, 2026; effective January 1, 2027. Establishes judicial safeguards and approval of tools used with case information.

Historical tracker

May 1, 2026 tracker snapshot

These entries retain the historical NCSL snapshot used by the former state directory. Status labels, including “pending,” “enacted,” “failed,” and “vetoed,” describe that snapshot, not a current-status assessment. This is not a complete inventory of enacted law.

NCSL’s May 1, 2026 snapshot lists 31 AI-related 2026 measures for Iowa.

Enactments and resolutions recorded in the snapshot

• IA S 2417 — Requirements and Guidelines for Conversational Services; enacted; Establishes requirements and guidelines for conversational AI services, provides civil penalties, provides that an operator shall not provide a minor us.... Topics: Health Use, Notification, Private Sector Use.

Other measures recorded in the snapshot

• IA H 2082 — Restrictions on the Use of Artificial Intelligence; pending; Relates to restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence, and creates a civil cause of action. Topics: Deepfake, Private Right of Action.
• IA H 2150 — Use of Artificial Intelligence for Elections; pending; Relates to the use of artificial intelligence for purposes associated with elections, ballot issues, and public officials, provides penalties and make p.... Topics: Deepfake, Elections, Notification.
• IA H 2153 — Use of Artificial Intelligence by Students; pending; Requires community colleges, school districts, and institutions under the control of the state board of regents to adopt policies related to the use of.... Topics: Education Use.
• IA H 2204 — Requirements for Chatbot Deployers; pending; Relates to the requirements for chatbot deployers, including required protocols, limitations on data collection, and requirements for minors to interact.... Topics: Health Use, Notification, Private Sector Use, Private Right of Action.
• IA H 2469 — Use of Automated Decision Making Systems; pending; Prohibits the use of an automated decision-making system to alter the price of a product or service for a specific individual based on surveillance data.... Topics: Private Sector Use.
• IA H 2528 — Duties Related to Cyber and Artificial Intelligence; pending; Modifies the duties of the workforce development board, state board of education, and department of education related to cyber and artificial intelligence. Topics: Cybersecurity, Effect on Labor/Employment.
• IA H 2540 — Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Education; pending; Relates to computer science and artificial intelligence education, including high school curricula and graduation requirements, and practitioner prepara.... Topics: Education Use.
• IA H 2609 — Use of Synthetic Media in Campaign Materials; pending; Relates to the use of synthetic media in campaign materials, and makes penalties applicable. Topics: Deepfake, Elections.
• IA H 2635 — Health Carrier Standards of Conduct; to governor; Relates to health carrier standards of conduct, relates to utilization review organizations and the use of artificial intelligence, relates to audits, p.... Topics: Audit, Notification, Private Sector Use.
• IA H 2691 — Ownership of Artificial Intelligence Output; pending; Relates to the ownership of artificial intelligence output and trained artificial intelligence. Topics: Provenance.
• IA H 2715 — Chatbots; pending; Relates to chatbots, including deployer requirements and interactions with minors. Topics: Health Use, Notification, Private Sector Use.
• IA H 826 — Obscene Materials Involving Minors; pending; Relates to obscene materials involving minors, and provides penalties. Topics: Child Pornography, Deepfake.
• IA HSB 609 — Duties Related to Cyber and Artificial Intelligence; pending; Modifies the duties of the workforce development board, state board of education, and department of education related to cyber and artificial intelligence. Topics: Appropriations, Education Use, Education/Training, Effect on Labor/Employment.
• IA HSB 635 — Ownership of Artificial Intelligence Output; pending; Relates to the ownership of artificial intelligence output and trained artificial intelligence. Topics: Private Sector Use.
• IA HSB 643 — Use of Synthetic Media in Campaign Materials; pending; Relates to the use of synthetic media in campaign materials, and makes penalties applicable. Topics: Deepfake, Elections.
• IA HSB 647 — Chatbots; pending; Relates to chatbots, including deployer requirements and interactions with minors. Topics: Health Use, Notification, Private Sector Use.
• IA HSB 766 — Licensure of Artificial Intelligence Providers; pending; Relates to the licensure of artificial intelligence augmented and autonomous service providers, includes penalties. Topics: Private Sector Use, Provenance.
• IA S 2094 — Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Education; pending; Relates to computer science and artificial intelligence education, including high school curricula and graduation requirements, practitioner preparation.... Topics: Appropriations, Education Use, Education/Training.
• IA S 2161 — Coercive Control and Definition of Domestic Abuse; pending; Defines coercive control and including it in the definition of domestic abuse. Topics: Criminal Use, Deepfake.
• IA S 2166 — Publication of Electioneering Communications; pending; Relates to the publication of electioneering communications containing synthetic media, and provides penalties. Topics: Deepfake, Elections, Notification, Private Right of Action.
• IA S 2199 — Ownership of Artificial Intelligence Output; pending; Relates to the ownership of artificial intelligence output and trained artificial intelligence. Topics: Private Sector Use.
• IA S 2278 — Pricing at Food Retail Establishments; pending; Prohibits personalized algorithmic pricing and surveillance pricing at certain food retail establishments, provides civil penalties. Topics: Private Sector Use.
• IA S 2414 — Automated Decision Systems Used by Employers; pending; Relates to automated decision systems used by employers. Topics: Effect on Labor/Employment, Private Sector Use.
• IA S 2415 — Users of Artificial Intelligence Chatbots; pending; Relates to provider requirements concerning the mental health of users of an artificial intelligence chatbot, provides civil penalties. Topics: Health Use, Notification, Private Sector Use.
• IA SSB 3013 — Ownership of Artificial Intelligence Output; pending; Relates to the ownership of artificial intelligence output and trained artificial intelligence. Topics: Private Sector Use.
• IA SSB 3014 — Use of Artificial Intelligence Systems; pending; Relates to the use of artificial intelligence systems and related software by state agencies for employment and other purposes. Topics: Government Use, Effect on Labor/Employment, Notification.
• IA SSB 3039 — Use of Synthetic Media in Campaign Materials; pending; Relates to the use of synthetic media in campaign materials, and makes penalties applicable. Topics: Deepfake, Elections.
• IA SSB 3118 — Utilization Review Organizationsa Use of AI; pending; Relates to utilization review organizationsa use of artificial intelligence, prior authorization determinations and exemptions, and prepayment audits, i.... Topics: Health Use.
• IA H 2507 — Requirements for Conversational AI Services; failed; Establishes requirements and guidelines for conversational AI services, provides civil penalties, includes applicability provisions. Topics: Health Use, Notification, Private Sector Use.
• IA S 2421 — Utilization Review Organizations Use of AI; failed; Relates to utilization review organizations' use of artificial intelligence, prior authorization determinations and exemptions, and audits, includes app.... Topics: Health Use, Private Sector Use.