IA SF 2417
Iowa SF 2417 (Conversational AI Services Requirements)
Establishes requirements and guidelines for conversational AI services including AI disclosure to minors, prohibition on sexually explicit content for minors, prevention of deceptive human-like interactions, and parental controls for children under 13.
Jurisdiction
Iowa
Enacted
May 2, 2026
Effective
Jul 1, 2027
Enforcement
Iowa Attorney General, with rulemaking authority under Iowa Code chapter 17A
Signed by Governor Reynolds on May 2, 2026; effective July 1, 2027. Establishes Iowa Code Chapter 554J governing conversational AI services.
Iowa Legislature — Senate File 2417Why It Matters
Establishes a new Iowa Code chapter specifically for conversational AI services, positioning Iowa as one of the Midwest's earlier movers on AI chatbot regulation with child safety emphasis.
Recent Developments
Enacted May 2, 2026 with a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027. Requires a persistent visible disclaimer, or a disclaimer after every three hours of continuous interaction, stating the user is interacting with artificial intelligence rather than a human. Bars operators from knowingly programming a conversational AI service to represent that it provides professional psychology or behavioral health services requiring licensure under Iowa Code chapters 154B or 154D. Requires operators to adopt protocols for responding to prompts indicating suicidal ideation or self-harm, including reasonable efforts to refer users to crisis service providers such as a suicide hotline or crisis text line. Developers are not liable solely because a third party used their model to create a conversational AI service.
At a Glance
Harms addressed
Who Must Comply
- Conversational AI services available to Iowa users
Safety Provisions
- Mandatory AI disclosure to minor users
- Prohibition on sexually explicit content for minors
- Prevention of deceptive human-like interactions
- Parental controls for children under 13
- Persistent visible disclaimer or disclaimer every 3 hours if AI could reasonably be mistaken for human
Compliance & Enforcement
Penalties
Penalties pending regulatory determination
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Focus Areas
Cite This
APA
Iowa. (2026). Iowa SF 2417 (Conversational AI Services Requirements).
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Last updated July 26, 2026. Verify against primary sources before relying on this information.