90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026

HSB 599: HSB 599

Became HF 2549 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to the use of artificial intelligence in technologies used in elections and the publication of certain materials related to elections. The bill prohibits the use of artificial intelligence, defined in the bill, in automatic tabulating equipment, ballot marking devices, and optical scan voting systems approved for use in this state. The bill also requires published material generated through the use of artificial intelligence and designed to expressly advocate the nomination, election, or defeat of a candidate for public office or the passage or defeat of a ballot issue to include a disclosure that the published material was generated using artificial intelligence.

Cost

See the fiscal note

0 additional Attorney 1 FTE position. House File 2549 establishes new criminal offenses, and the fiscal impact cannot be estimated due to a lack of existing conviction data. The average State costs for the offenses found within HF 2549 are shown in Figure 2.

House subcommittee · named January 23, 2024

Rep. Ray Sorensen (R) · ray.sorensen@legis.iowa.gov
Rep. J.D. Scholten (D) · j.d.scholten@legis.iowa.gov
Rep. Devon Wood (R) · devon.wood@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 1 against

For: Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps

Against: Meidh Technologies, Inc

In plain words

January 23, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Economic Growth and Technology committee
January 23, 2024House subcommittee named: Sorensen, Scholten and Wood
February 6, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
February 14, 2024Approved by the House committee
February 15, 2024Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2549