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

SF 2415: Relating to provider requirements concerning the mental health of users of an artificial intelligence chatbot, and providing civil penalties

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

What it does

This bill relates to provider requirements concerning the mental health of users of an artificial intelligence chatbot (chatbot). The bill defines “artificial intelligence chatbot” as a software program or application that uses natural language processing or similar machine-learning techniques to simulate human conversation or generate human-like responses to user input. The bill defines “provider” as a person that designs, deploys, or operates an artificial intelligence chatbot that is accessible to users in this state.

Sponsors

Sen. Liz Bennett (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 24, 2026

  • Sen. Charlie McClintock (R) · charlie.mcclintock@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Liz Bennett (D) · liz.bennett@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Dave Sires (R) · dave.sires@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. February 19, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Technology committee
  2. February 24, 2026Senate subcommittee named: McClintock, Bennett and Sires

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/SF2415