HF 2082: Relating to restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence, and creating a civil cause of action

What it does

This bill relates to restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence (AI). The bill defines “artificial intelligence” as any machine-based system that, for any explicit or implicit objective, infers from the inputs the system receives to generate outputs, including content, decisions, predictions, or recommendations, that can influence physical or virtual environments. The bill prohibits a person from using AI to intentionally recreate the audio or visual likeness of an individual without the consent of the individual if the likeness was intended to be substantially indistinguishable from the individual and the likeness is used in commercial activity; a political campaign which the individual does not support; a manner intended to make other persons believe that the individual engages in activities the individual would reasonably find offensive; a manner intended to diminish the individual’s credibility, cause embarrassment, or otherwise lower the individual’s esteem within the individual’s community; or a manner intended to induce a person to take an action or divulge information the person otherwise would not.

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Catholic Conference

In plain words

1. January 15, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Economic Growth and Technology committee