90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
SF 2227: Relating to obscene material available on devices and imposing civil liability on platforms who publish or distribute obscene material on the internet and including effective date 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 creates civil liability for commercial entities who publish or distribute material harmful to minors on the internet. The bill provides that the purpose of the new Code chapter is to prevent harm to minors by restricting access to harmful material by minors on covered platforms by using age verification technology. Material harmful to minors is defined as any picture, image, graphic image file, film, videotape, or other visual depiction, that is obscene material, indecent, or child pornography.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named February 7, 2024
- Sen. Carrie Koelker (R) · carrie.koelker@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Izaah Knox (D) · izaah.knox@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against
For: Iowa Catholic Conference; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; VALOR Iowa
In plain words
- February 6, 2024Filed in the Senate and sent to the Technology committee
- February 7, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Koelker, Knox 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/SF2227