89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
HF 171: Relating to the prohibition of social media censorship and suppression of religious and political speech
Died when the session ended · The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill relates to the prohibition of social media censorship and suppression of religious and political speech. The bill creates a new Code chapter. The bill provides that a social media internet site user may bring a civil action against the owner or operator of a social media internet site with users in this state if the social media internet site purposely censors a social media internet site user’s religious or political speech or uses an algorithm to suppress the social media internet site user’s religious or political speech.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 2 for, 1 against
For: Families United Action Network (FUAN); Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps
Against: Human Rights Campaign
In plain words
- January 22, 2021Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF171