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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 798: Relating to parental authorization for minors to create accounts on social media platforms, providing civil penalties, and including applicability provisions

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill relates to parental authorization for minors to create accounts on social media platforms. The bill requires a social media company (company) to obtain parental authorization before permitting a minor to create an account on the company’s platform, and, upon request, to allow a parent or guardian to revoke or rescind the grant of parental authorization at any time.

Sponsors

Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 8 for, 1 against

For: Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; PELLA PAC; Protect My Innocence; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; VALOR Iowa

Against: Technology Network aka TechNet

In plain words

  1. March 5, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Ways and Means committee

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/91/HF798