HF 864: A bill for an act 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.
HF 864 status: Enacted — Signed by Governor (updated Jun 1, 2026).
What this bill does
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Bill summary
OfficialA bill for an act 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.. Currently in House.
Key analysis
Impact analysis
Environment
Benefits
- no material effect identified
Risks
- no material effect identified
Economy
Benefits
- creates clearer regulatory expectations
Risks
- high compliance costs for small digital platforms
- potential for businesses to geo-block Iowa users to avoid liability
Society
Benefits
- aims to reduce minor access to adult content
- prohibits retention of collected age verification data
Risks
- raises significant privacy concerns regarding government-mandated digital ID
- potential impact on adult access to legal protected speech
How trustworthy & consequential it is
Source
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Confidence
highhigh
Analysis status
LegiScan full bill text
high risk of federal constitutional litigation challenging the age verification mandate as a violation of free speech
bill relies on future Attorney General rulemaking to define specific 'reasonable' age verification methods
Where it stands
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