Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF2166: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the publication of electioneering communications containing synthetic media, and providing penalties
Status: In committee, February 3, 2026
An Act relating to the publication of electioneering communications containing synthetic media, and providing penalties.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the publication of electioneering communications containing synthetic media, and providing penalties.
From the introduced text, January 29, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the publication of electioneering communications containing synthetic media, and providing penalties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6181XS (5) ss/ns S.F. 2166 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 68A.407 Synthetic media ---- disclosure ---- penalties. 1. For purposes of this section: a. "Electioneering communication" means published material, as defined in section 68A.405, that refers to a clearly identified candidate or ballot issue and that is distributed within ninety days before the election at which the candidate or ballot issue appears on the ballot. b. "Materially deceptive" means content that has been altered to falsely depict a candidate's speech or conduct in a manner that would cause a reasonable person to have a fundamentally different understanding or impression than if reviewing the unaltered version and which was created with the intent to deceive voters or harm the candidate's reputation or electoral prospects. c. "Synthetic media" means an image, audio recording, text publication, or video recording that is materially deceptive and has been created or substantially altered using artificial intelligence, machine learning, or similar technology. "Synthetic media" does not include an image, audio recording, text publication, or video recording that has undergone only minor alterations for clarity or format that are not materially deceptive. 2. A person or committee shall …
Sponsors
- Sandy Salmon (R, 29) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Drey, and Schultz. S.J. 191 .
- : Introduced, referred to State Government. S.J. 170 .
Subjects: artificial intelligence, elections and politics, publications, YOUTH, images, video recordings, STATE AFFAIRS, disclosure
Common questions
- What is SF2166?
- SF2166 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the publication of electioneering communications containing synthetic media, and providing penalties.
- What does SF2166 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the publication of electioneering communications containing synthetic media, and providing penalties.
- What is the status of SF2166?
- In committee as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Drey, and Schultz. S.J. 191 . (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored SF2166?
- Sandy Salmon (R, 29).
- Where is the official record for SF2166?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+2166&ga=91
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