91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
SF 443: Relating to certain commercial entities who publish or distribute obscene material on the internet, 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 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.
Sponsors
Sen. Kevin Alons (R)
Cost
No fiscal note
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
- February 26, 2025Filed in the Senate
- February 26, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
- June 16, 2025Sent to the Senate Technology 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/SF443