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AI Laws USA tracks 38 entries for Iowa: 8 statewide and 30 from counties and cities. Federal rules apply on top of these; see the federal page . Each entry links to its official source.
32 In effect 4 Enacted, not yet in effect 1 Proposed 1 No longer in effect 0 Blocked in court
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Statewide
Statewide AI rules and bills in Iowa
Rule Status Takes or took effect
Attorney General Brenna Bird Warns of Deepfake Dangers as St In effect August 19, 2025 Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy (ENTERPRISE P In effect March 31, 2025 Iowa Consumer Data Protection Act In effect January 1, 2025 IA DOI AI Bulletin In effect November 7, 2024 Iowa Synthetic Intimate Content Law In effect July 1, 2024 Iowa AI CSAM Law In effect July 1, 2024 Iowa SF 2417 (Conversational AI Safety Act) Enacted, not yet in effect July 1, 2027 Iowa HF 2635 (no AI-only prior-auth denials) Enacted, not yet in effect January 1, 2027
Counties and cities
County and city AI rules and bills in Iowa
Rule Where Status Takes or took effect
Winneshiek County IA 12-month data center moratorium (2026) Winneshiek County In effect September 28, 2026 Waterloo IA 3-month data center moratorium Waterloo In effect September 9, 2026 Marshalltown IA 4-month data center moratorium Marshalltown In effect August 28, 2026 Emmet County IA 1-year precautionary data center moratorium Emmet County In effect August 25, 2026 Fairfield IA data center development pause ordinance (2026) Fairfield In effect August 24, 2026 Indianola IA police suspend Flock ALPR cameras (Aug. 2026) Indianola In effect August 17, 2026 Jefferson County IA data center ordinance + 12-month moratorium Jefferson County In effect August 10, 2026 Iowa County IA data center moratorium Iowa County In effect July 31, 2026 Taylor County IA Ordinance 40 — 12-month data center/BESS/solar moratorium Taylor County In effect July 30, 2026 Palo IA EU-1 Data Center District (2026) Palo In effect July 22, 2026 Linn County IA 18-month data-center moratorium (2026) Linn County In effect July 1, 2026 Linn County IA EU-3 rezoning moratorium (2026) Linn County In effect July 1, 2026 Woodbury County IA Resolution 14064 — 12-month data center moratorium Woodbury County In effect June 23, 2026 Peosta IA 6-month data center moratorium (Resolution 2026-49) Peosta In effect June 17, 2026 Plymouth County IA 1-year data center & battery storage moratorium Plymouth County In effect June 17, 2026 Sioux County IA 1-year data center & battery storage moratorium Sioux County In effect June 16, 2026 Lee County IA 1-year data center moratorium Lee County In effect June 1, 2026 12-month moratorium on data centers Dubuque County In effect May 26, 2026 Des Moines County IA 1-year data center moratorium Des Moines County In effect May 19, 2026 Coralville IA Flock ALPR contract terminated (Feb. 24, 2026) Coralville In effect February 24, 2026 Linn County IA Data Center Ordinance for Unincorporated Areas Linn County In effect February 18, 2026 Data center zoning ordinance for unincorporated Linn County Linn County In effect February 18, 2026 Johnson County IA One-Year Data Center Moratorium Johnson County In effect November 8, 2025 Johnson County IA 1-year data center moratorium Johnson County In effect November 6, 2025 Iowa City Community School District Iowa City In effect September 25, 2025 Ida County IA indefinite data center moratorium Ida County In effect Not yet set Marshall County IA 6-month data center moratorium (2026) Marshall County Enacted, not yet in effect Not yet set Dubuque IA 6-month hyperscale data center moratorium (2026) Dubuque Enacted, not yet in effect Not yet set Fairfax IA permanent ban on high-impact data centers (no end date; second reading pending) Fairfax Proposed Not yet set
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