HF 864: Requiring persons who operate certain internet sites, applications, or a segment of an internet site or application that contains material pornographic for minors to perform reasonable age verification

What it does

This bill relates to certain commercial entities who publish or distribute certain material on the internet. The bill defines “covered platform”, “identifying information”, “information content provider”, “interactive computer service”, “obscene material”, “provider”, and “reasonable age verification”. The bill makes a covered platform liable if the covered platform fails to perform reasonable age verification of individuals attempting to access obscene material published or distributed by the covered platform.

Senate subcommittee · named January 21, 2026

• Sen. Kevin Alons (R) · kevin.alons@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Liz Bennett (D) · liz.bennett@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Jeff Taylor (R) · jeff.taylor@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 12 for, 0 against

For: Concerned Women For America of Iowa; Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance; Katherine Bogaards; PELLA PAC; Protect My Innocence; Soaring Hearts; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; VALOR Iowa

In plain words

1. March 7, 2025Filed in the House
2. March 20, 2025Passed the House, 88–1
3. March 24, 2025Arrived in the Senate
4. June 16, 2025Sent to the Senate Technology committee
5. January 21, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Alons, Bennett and Taylor
6. January 22, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
7. February 17, 2026Approved by the Senate committee
8. April 29, 2026Passed the Senate, 46–0
9. April 30, 2026Passed the House, 82–2
10. May 13, 2026Sent to the Governor
11. June 1, 2026Signed into law