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

SF 2213: Relating to minors using mobile devices, including protections for minors and civil liability

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 minors using mobile devices, including protections for minors and providing civil and criminal penalties. The bill establishes filter requirements for minors and enforcement mechanisms for smartphones, tablets, and other devices. The bill requires that based on the age established during device activation and account setup, automatically activate filters on devices for minors during activation. The bill allows the filter to be deactivated by use of a password. The bill provides that any adult who is not a parent or legal guardian shall not deactivate the filter for a minor.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 7, 2024

  • Sen. Carrie Koelker (R) · carrie.koelker@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Liz Bennett (D) · liz.bennett@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 5 for, 1 against

For: Iowa Catholic Conference; Protect My Innocence; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; VALOR Iowa

Against: T-Mobile

In plain words

  1. February 5, 2024Filed in the Senate and sent to the Technology committee
  2. February 7, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Koelker, Bennett and Webster

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/SF2213