90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 2051: Relating to obscene material available on devices and imposing civil liability on entities who publish or distribute obscene material on the internet
Died when the session ended · The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill creates civil liability for commercial entities and social media platforms who publish or distribute material harmful to minors on the internet. The bill provides any commercial entity or social media platform that knowingly or intentionally publishes or distributes obscene material to minors on the internet from a website that contains such material shall be held civilly liable if the entity fails to perform reasonable age verification methods to verify the age of individuals attempting to access the material.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
House subcommittee · named January 17, 2024
- Rep. Bill Gustoff (R) · bill.gustoff@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Carter F. Nordman (R) · carter.nordman@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Megan L. Srinivas (D) · megan.srinivas@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 5 for, 1 against
For: Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Protect My Innocence; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation
Against: Technology Network aka TechNet
In plain words
- January 16, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee
- January 17, 2024House subcommittee named: Gustoff, Nordman and Srinivas
- January 23, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF2051