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IA HF2274
IA HF2274A bill for an act requiring persons who operate certain internet sites, applications, or a segment of an internet site or application that contains material pornographic for minors to perform reasonable age verification.(See HF 2606.)
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Introduced
02/04/2026
02/04/2026
In Committee
02/04/2026
02/04/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
91st General Assembly
Bill Summary
This bill requires persons who operate certain internet sites (sites), applications (apps), or a segment of a site or an app to perform reasonable age verification. The bill defines “application”, “commercial entity”, “digital identification”, “minor”, “mobile device”, “news-gathering organization”, “pornographic for minors”, “substantial portion”, and “transactional data”. The bill prohibits a person from operating a site, an app, or a segment of a site or an app, including on a social media platform, that contains a substantial portion of content pornographic for minors unless the person uses reasonable age verification to prevent minors from accessing the content pornographic for minors. Reasonable age verification includes requiring an individual to provide digital identification; a method that is commercially reasonable given the person’s scope of business and that relies on transactional data to verify an individual’s age; or a method approved by the attorney general by rule. The bill prohibits a person that performs reasonable age verification under the bill, including a third party that contracts with a person to perform reasonable age verification for the person, from retaining any identifying information of an individual subject to reasonable age verification unless retention of the identifying information is required by law or a court order. The bill requires a person that performs reasonable age verification under the bill, including a third party that contracts with a person to perform reasonable age verification for the person, to use reasonable methods given the person’s scope of business to secure all data collected and transmitted under the bill. The bill lists certain entities and situations to which the bill does not apply. The bill requires the attorney general to enforce the bill, seek injunctions for violations of the bill, and bring actions against a person thought to be in violation of the bill. Each time an individual accesses a site or application not in compliance with the bill constitutes a separate violation. A violation of the bill is punishable by a civil penalty of up to $1,000 per violation. A person in violation of the bill shall not accrue civil penalties of more than $10,000 in a single day. Civil penalties collected under the bill shall be deposited into the general fund of the state. The bill requires the attorney general to adopt rules to implement and administer the bill.
AI Summary
This bill requires operators of internet sites, applications, or segments of these that contain a significant amount of material deemed "pornographic for minors" (defined as content appealing to minors' prurient interests, patently offensive, and lacking serious value for them) to implement reasonable age verification methods to prevent minors (individuals under 18) from accessing it. These methods can include requiring digital identification, using commercially reasonable approaches based on transactional data (information about exchanges or transfers), or employing methods approved by the attorney general. Importantly, any entity performing age verification, including third parties, is prohibited from keeping identifying information unless legally required and must use reasonable security measures for all collected data. The bill exempts certain entities like bona fide news organizations and internet service providers under specific conditions. The attorney general is tasked with enforcing the law, seeking injunctions, and bringing actions against violators, with each access to a non-compliant site or app considered a separate violation, punishable by civil penalties of up to $1,000 per violation, capped at $10,000 per day, with collected penalties going to the state's general fund. The attorney general will also create rules to implement and manage this chapter.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2606. (on 02/19/2026)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=HF2274 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/HF2274.html |
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