90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026
HF 489: Relating to civil liability for commercial entities who publish or distribute material harmful to minors on the internet, and providing penalties
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 relates to civil liability for commercial entities who publish or distribute material harmful to minors on the internet. The bill provides any commercial entity that knowingly and intentionally publishes or distributes material harmful to minors on the internet from a website that contains a substantial portion of 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
Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against
For: Protect My Innocence; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation
In plain words
- February 28, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Public Safety committee
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Tuesday, November 10, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF489