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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 712: Relating to social media data collection regarding children under eighteen years of age, providing civil penalties, and including applicability provisions

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to social media data collection regarding children under years of age. The bill defines “child”, “internet site”, “online contact information”, “personal information”, and “social media platform”. The bill defines “online contact information” to mean an electronic mail address or any other substantially similar identifier that permits direct contact with a person online. The bill defines “personal information” to mean individually identifiable information about a child collected online, including the name, telephone number, social security number, or geolocation information of a child.

Sponsors

Ways and Means committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 2 for, 4 against

For: Iowa Catholic Conference; Protect My Innocence

Against: Entertainment Software Association (ESA); Google LLC and its Affiliates; Meta Platforms Inc.; Technology Network aka TechNet

In plain words

  1. April 10, 2023Filed in the House

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/HF712