Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2082: A BILL FOR An Act relating to restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence, and creating a civil cause of action
Status: In committee, January 15, 2026
An Act relating to restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence, and creating a civil cause of action.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence, and creating a civil cause of action.
From the introduced text, January 15, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence, and creating a civil cause of action. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5240YH (3) lh/jh H.F. 2082 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 554J.1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, "artificial intelligence" means any machine-based system that, for any explicit or implicit objective, infers from the inputs the system receives to generate outputs, including content, decisions, predictions, or recommendations, that can influence physical or virtual environments. Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 554J.2 Rights to likeness. On or after July 1, 2026, a person shall not use artificial intelligence to intentionally recreate the audio or visual likeness of an individual without the consent of the individual if the likeness was intended to be substantially indistinguishable from the individual and the likeness is used in any of the following ways: 1. Commercial activity. 2. A political campaign which the individual does not support. 3. A manner intended to make other persons believe that the individual engages in activities the individual would reasonably find offensive. 4. A manner intended to diminish the individual's credibility, cause embarrassment, or otherwise lower the individual's esteem within the individual's community. 5. A manner intended to induce a person to take an action or divulge information the person otherwise …
Sponsors
- Henry Stone (R, 9) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to Economic Growth and Technology. H.J. 112 .
Subjects: artificial intelligence, rights, technology
Common questions
- What is HF2082?
- HF2082 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence, and creating a civil cause of action.
- What does HF2082 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence, and creating a civil cause of action.
- What is the status of HF2082?
- In committee as of January 15, 2026. Latest action: Introduced, referred to Economic Growth and Technology. H.J. 112 . (January 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2082?
- Henry Stone (R, 9).
- Where is the official record for HF2082?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2082&ga=91
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