Iowa SF 2417 (Conversational AI Safety Act)
Iowa Senate File 2417 (2026) — Requirements and Guidelines for Conversational AI Services
Iowa · Iowa S.F. 2417, 91st Gen. Assemb. (2026), applies July 1, 2027
- Status
- Enacted (not yet in effect)
- Takes effect
- July 1, 2027
- Applies to
- Operators of conversational AI services that interact with Iowa users.
- Enforced by
- Iowa Attorney General
Iowa requires operators of conversational AI services to clearly disclose that a user is interacting with artificial intelligence — through a persistent disclaimer or a notice repeated at least every three hours of continuous use — whenever a reasonable person might otherwise believe they are talking to a human. Operators must adopt protocols to respond to user messages about suicidal ideation or self-harm, including referring the user to crisis resources, and may not represent that the service provides professional psychological or behavioral health care, with extra safeguards for minors.
Who is protected: Iowa users of conversational AI services, with heightened protections for minors and users in mental-health crisis.
Legal detail
SF 2417 (signed May 2, 2026; applies July 1, 2027) establishes a new Iowa Code chapter requiring conversational-AI operators to provide AI disclosure (persistent or every three hours), adopt suicide/self-harm crisis-referral protocols, refrain from holding the service out as licensed psychological/behavioral health care (Iowa Code ch. 154B/154D), and impose extra protections for minors.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Iowa |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Strength | Limited |
| Enacted | May 2, 2026 |
| Citation | Iowa S.F. 2417, 91st Gen. Assemb. (2026), applies July 1, 2027 |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Penalties | A civil penalty of the greater of actual damages or up to $1,000 per violation, capped at $500,000 per operator. |
| Topics | consumer protection · healthcare AI · children's online safety |
| Bill text | Iowa Legislature — Senate File 2417, 91st General Assembly |
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- Arkansas Frank Broyles Act AI amendment — voice and likeness protection (2025) · In effect
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